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The Town of North Hempstead’s Building Department will be undergoing an audit, courtesy of the Nassau County Comptroller’s Office. The review will include, but not be limited to, an examination of the department’s operations and procedures, the internal control environment, performance monitoring and regulatory compliance. Audit Supervisor Blaine Griffin will be conducting the review that will encompass personnel interviews, documenting workflow, data analysis and compliance testing, among other things. The period of review will be from Jan. 1, 2020 to the present time. Town Supervisor Jennifer DeSena said in a statement she has made repairing the Building Department her top priority. “I am pleased that the Nassau County Comptroller’s Office has completed their independent review of my request to audit the Town’s Building Department and will be commencing the audit process beginning this week,” DeSena said. “Since my first day in office, I have made rehabilitating the Building Department my No. 1 priority and this independent and impartial assessment will undoubtedly cut to the core of the problems that have been plaguing the Building Department for years.” She added, “When this process is complete, the results of this audit will help protect our residents and business owners and guide the transformation of our Building Department from deeply flawed and problematic into the most efficient and well-run Building Department on Long Island.” The Building Department has long been a focus of DeSena and townOngovernment.July11,DeSena announced that she sent a letter to Nassau Comptroller Elaine Philips requesting an audit following a review of town operations since she took office earlier this year. DeSena spoke alongside Democratic Councilmembers Marianna Dalimonte and Veronica Lurvey, who both supported the call for an audit, at a news conference. “I welcome the county comptroller’s fiscal audit team and look forward to their financial findings,” Lurvey said. “I look forward to seeing the results of this audit as there is always room for improvement, be it financial with the help of the comptroller, or BY ROBERT PELAEZ

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Five Democratic candidates are running in New York’s 3rd Congressional District primary election on Aug.The23. crowded ﬁeld of Democrats includes activism Melanie D’Arrigo, former Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman, Nassau County Legislator Josh Lafazan, Reema Rasool and Great Neck businessman Robert Zimmerman. The winner of the primary election will face Republican George Santos in the district’s November general election. The candidates are all running for the seat left vacant by U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) who ran in the state’s gubernatorial primary race in June, only to lose to Gov. KathyD’Arrigo,Hochul.41, is a progressive activist from Port Washington who previously ran against Suozzi for the same seat in 2020. While Suozzi won the primary and ultimately the general election, D’Arrigo received 25.7 percent of the primary vote. THE TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD Manhasset Bay as Town Supervisor Jennifer DeSena officials pilot program that placed million oysters the bay Friday

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Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman spoke to the media at a press conference. He and other of ficials released the second quarter crime statistics for Nassau County on Monday morning.

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Before being dispersed in three specific locations, oysters are hand ed off to board the boats. To help the local ecosystem, more than a million spat oysters were released into Manhasset Bay on Friday.

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BY STEVEN KEEHNER In Nassau County, authorities re arrested about 7% of defendants who were released without bail during the second quarter, according to police. Ofcials presented the data dur ing a press conference in East Mead ow. It was released as part of the county police’s quarterly crime report on bail reform. A total of 3,019 arrests were made in Nassau County in the second quar ter. This is a 9% rise from the 2,767 made in the opening quarter. Of the 2,641 defendants released without bail in the April-June quarter, 195 wereCountyrearrested.Executive Bruce Blake man, Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder and other speakers blamed the growing numbers on bail reform. Blakeman said these changes allow for criminals to “prey” on residents. “These criminals come from New Jersey. They commit the crime and they’re of back to New Jersey,” said Blakeman. “Even if they’re arrested here in Nassau County, they go before a judge, they’re out of state, they’re a bail risk, the judge has to let them go.” New York implemented its new bail reform legislation in January 2020. Now most misdemeanors and non-violent ofenses are exempt from bail. Judges can still set bail for seri ous and violent ofenses, however. The law aims to reduce the num ber of prisoners who are incarcerated because of their inability to pay bail. Its supporters claim it reduces unnec essaryBlakemanimprisonment.denounced the legisla tion’s supporters. He said that behind each of these statistics is a story and a victim.“These people are back in the BY STEVEN KEEHNER

To help the local ecosystem by enhancing the water quality and cleaning the bay, 1 million oysters were planted in Manhasset Bay on Friday morning. In May, the Town of North Hempstead approved the resolution allowing the pilot program. At Town Dock Park, before heading out and scattering them, elected leaders cel ebrated the Councilwomanoccasion.Mariann Dali monte presented the resolution at the April 28 Town Board meeting. On Friday, she said that initiatives like these are essential for ofcials to pursue.“It’s imperative that government leaders do all they can to enhance our green spaces, reduce pollution and overall create healthier ecosys tems,” she said, “both on land and in water.” She said seeing her eforts re alized for something she has been working on since her election in 2020 was a “dream come true.”

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Both the bay and its oyster popu lation have experienced recent dif culties. Although the exact cause is unknown, those associated with the bay say many factors may cause it, including algal blooms. Oysters, which improve water quality via flter feeding, could help tackle the problem. A single adult oyster can flter up to 50 gallons of waterTwodaily.boats were dispatched to place the oysters in three chosen locations. Ofcials are keeping the spots secret to prevent tampering. The Sufolk County Cornell Co operative Extension is collaborating with the Town to run the program. The group has extensive experience in similar projects across Long Is land. Marine Program Director Chris Pickerell said oyster planting is a regular practice. “It does work,” he said. “We get very good survival based on how we plant them. So it’s proven technology that works and it’s a matter of testing the conditions at the specifc sites.” Pickerell said they will hand the program over to their sister organi zation, the Cornell Cooperative Ex tension of Nassau County. “We’re producing the shellfsh, providing the science and the boots on the ground,” he said. “But we want to hand it over to them to get involved and interact with the pub lic.”

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Mineola cop charged in Mafia scheme

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Hector Rosario, 49, allegedly took money to coordinate police raids on rival gambling establishments

The Genovese crime family is also accused of running illegal gambling dens at Sal’s Shoe Repair and the Centro Calcio Italiano Club, alongside the Gran Caﬀe. The Bonanno criminal family allegedly ran illicit gambling parlors at the Soccer Club, La Nazionale Soccer Club and Glendale Sports Club, according to prosecutors.They allegedly laundered money through cash transfers to the defendants and through “kicking up” to the bosses of the gangs using the revenues made, the indictments said. Joseph Macario, Carmelo Polito, Salvatore Rubino, Joseph Rutigliano, Mark Feuer, Agostino Gabriele, Anthony Pipitone, and Vito Pipitone are the other defendants in addition to Rosario, the Justice Department said. All of them, excluding Rutigliano, have been arrested.

Hector Rosario, a detective with the Nassau County Police Department, allegedly accepted payment in exchange for helping to organize police raids on competing gambling sites, according to the Department of Justice

Hector Rosario, a Nassau County Police Department detective, allegedly accepted money for agreeing to coordinate police raids on rival gambling establishments in an illegal Mafia operation centered in Lynbrook, according to the Department of Justice. Rosario, 49, of Mineola, has been accused of hindering a grand jury investigation and lying to the FBI, authorities said. He and eight other defendants were charged with racketeering, illegal gambling, money laundering conspiracy, obstruction of justice and other crimes in two indictments that were unsealed earlier Tuesday in federal court in Brooklyn. The charges were announced by Breon Peace, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York; Michael Driscoll, the assistant director in charge of the FBI’s New York Field Office; Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly. Peace said the arrests show the Mafia is still leveraging the financial system to further its illicit enterprises. He said they pollute communities with illegal gambling, extortion and violence. “The defendants tried to hide their criminal activity by operating from behind the cover of a coffee bar, a soccer club and a shoe repair shop,” he said. “But our office and our law enforcement partners exposed their illegal operations.”Even more troubling, he said, was the detective’s alleged dishonorable behavior. He said it compromised both his oath of office and officers by his allegedly siding with criminals. Donnelly said this case is more evidence that organized crime is still alive. “These Mafia figures were assisted by a sworn member of law enforcement, who helped these gambling dens to thrive by offering police raids on competing clubs,” she said. “The Mafia has brought untold violence and extortion into our neighborhoods for decades, even threatening the life of an individual as part of this case.” She said this indictment sends a message of the authorities’ commitment to rooting out corruption and organized crime.

Members of the Genovese and Bonanno organized crime organizations allegedly ran several illegal gambling operations. The authorities said the two families controlled the “lucrative” Gran Caﬀe illegal gambling enterprise in Lynbrook, starting at least as far back as May 2012.

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The Port Washington Tennis Academy is in contract to be sold to Great Neck-based Hornig Capital Part ners, according to officials.

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The partnership between the project and Sportime has led to more than 15,000 hours of free group ten nis provided to junior players and awarding nearly 4000 individual scholarships, valued at more than $7.4Hornigmillion.Capital ofcials declined to comment on the matter, while ef forts to reach a representative from the academy for comment were un availing.

Great Neck-based Hornig Capital Partners is in contract to purchase the iconic Port Washington Tennis Acad emy, which will be operated under a 25-year lease with Sportime Clubs LLC, ofcials said. Hornig Capital, a privately-held real estate development frm whose properties are located throughout Long Island, New York and New Jer sey, will be acquiring the facility from Port Washington Tennis Academy Inc., a not-for-proft organization. The sale is anticipated to close by the end of this year or early 2023, pending approval from the state At torney General’s Ofce, ofcials said. Hornig and Sportime, which cur rently owns and operates 14 clubs and sites throughout Long Island and the greater New York City area, will spend $7 million to renovate and modernize the facility in addition to maintenance costs, ofcials said. Upgrades will be made to the ten nis and recreational facilities and lock er rooms while maintenance work will be conducted on the building’s HVAC systems and interior. As of July 11 and until the transac tion is completed, ofcials said, Spor time is operating the academy and providing “top quality programs serv ing juniors and adults of all ages and levels” while still operating as a nonfor-proft.Theacademy reported a defcit of more than $370,000 in a 2020 gov ernment fling, the most recent one available. Established in 1966 by Hy Zaus ner, the academy started out as noth ing more than a few outdoor courts on a back road before quickly becom ing a hangout for local youth to come and play tennis. Zausner, who had served as a Boy Scout leader, hoped that the facility would deter kids from getting in trouble. A few years later, Zausner had a heart attack. His son Dick moved here to help his father in his recovery. Dick became more involved in the running of the academy and stayed on to work with his father in the family business. Together they transformed the local hangout into a tennis academy for juniors. Throughout the 1970s and ’80s, legendary tennis icons such as John and Patrick McEnroe, Vitas Gerulitas, Eric Fromm and Fritz Buehning ven tured out to the Port Washington area to sharpen their skills. The acquisition, ofcials said, would also make for a nice home coming for the McEnroe siblings, as Sportime operates the tennis academy named after John, with Patrick serving as its co-director. at four of its locations. Port Washington, ofcials said, would be the ffth location. McEnroe’s academy works through a charitable mission through their non-for-proft partner, the Johnny Mac Tennis Project, which provides ac cess to “quality tennis programming, including life-changing tennis training for junior players” regardless of their socio-economic background.

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On bail reform, Kaplan said she had issues with the changes made, which were included in the 2020 budget. She said she voted for the budget because of the importance of the overall package but was open to changes in bail reform laws in the“Wefuture.want to make sure our communities are safe but even more importantly that if we continue to look at the data, we have to see where it’s taking us,” Kaplan said. “We have see how it’s translating into our daily lives.” On aﬀordable housing, Kaplan believes there is not one solution for the entire state because of how unique Nassau County is. She said Gov. Kathy Hochul had good intentions when she originally called for changing zoning laws for Accessory Dwelling Units in her budget before removing it after backlash. “I think it’s something that needs to be developed with communities here that want this and working with villages, mayors and residents and getting them to buy in,” Kaplan said. One week ahead of the primary, Kaplan said. she has the resume to keep her seat in November and keep moving the state forward. “We need a strong person who can advocate and who can work with everybody to get results,” Kaplan said. “A lot of my legislation was passed bipartisan. I reach out and work with everyone who wants to work with me. My goal has always been to deliver for my residents and work with whoever wants to work with me.” Kaplan’s interview with Blank Slate Media can be found on YouTube.

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“The Republicans who were in power in the state Senate for decades refused to bring legislation like that to the ﬂoor for a vote,” Kaplan said. “But there’s still more for us to do.” Kaplan said she supports the Equality Rights Amendment, which needs to pass two consecutive sessions of state legislature before New Yorkers vote on making it an amendment to the state constitution in 2024. The Equality Rights Amendment would prohibit discrimination based on the person’s ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, and sex including sexual orientation and gender. Kaplan said she believes she has a good track record and can stand on her resume in a general election.Kaplan credits a big part of the Republican sweep throughout each countywide position in 2021 as a failure to identify the opponent, discuss their track records and speak on their experience.

Kaplan was a co-sponsor on the state’s Reproductive Health Act that codiﬁed Roe v. Wade.

“I know that a lot of my constituents and residents have seen the work that I’ve done the past four years in the Senate and seven years as a member of North Hempstead’s Town Board.”

Kaplan cites ‘time of crisis’ in run Says run for re-election in 7th Senate District require someone to defend against ‘extremists’

BY BRANDON DUFFY

State Sen. Anna Kaplan (D-North Hills) said she’s running for re-election in the 7th Senate District to protect issues her constituents believe have lead to a crisis in the country. “I think we are living in a very divided country right now and we have extremists trying to take over our country, our community and our way of life,” Kaplan said Monday in an interview with Blank Slate Media. “I hear from a lot of women who feel very threatened right now and I hear from a lot of communities that don’t feel comfortable with gun safety in this country.” Kaplan is running against Jeremy Joseph of Hicksville in the Democratic primary on Tuesday, Aug. 23. The winner will face former state Sen. Jack Martins, who held the seat from 2010 to 2016.Kaplan has served in the Senate since 2019 when she defeated Republican incumbent Elaine Philips. Kaplan also won re-election in 2020 against former Port Washington Police Commissioner Dave Franklin. During her second term as senator, Kaplan said she has focused on issues including middleclass tax relief, women’s rights and reducing gun violence and hate crimes in local communities.

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Activist Jeremy Joseph, of Hicksville, says he wants to bring a focus to issues for a Democratic base that has been ignored or disengaged in recent elections as he bids for his party’s primary in New York’s 7th Senate District. “We had both Democrats and Republicans almost campaigning on the same message,” Joseph said in an interview Thursday with Blank Slate Media. “As a result, we see the traditional Long Island moderate base come out while most young families, immigrant families, different people were not even part of the process.”Joseph is running against incumbent state Sen. Anna Kaplan (D-North Hills) in the Aug. 23 Democratic primary, who has been in her current role since 2018. Joseph said he had been hopeful about Kaplan given her background and professed values to advocate for the district in Albany. But, he said, she has not the senator he hoped she would be. “Consistently, she has not been responsive and certainly not been supporting nearly every issue that most activists come to her with which includes a lot of major Democrat priorities,” Joseph said. On police and bail reform, Joseph said it’s important to look at the data in order to address faults or inconsistencies within the system. He said nonviolent offenders, many black and brown, remaining behind bars because they could not afford to post bail for their arraignment.“Cashbail creates two systems of law, the haves and have-nots,” Joseph said. This is a very fundamental American issue. It’s innocent until proven guilty, not innocent until proven guilty only if you have money.” Joseph said he also supports the statewide ending of qualified immunity for police, which exempts them from being sued for wrongdoing in their official capacity. Despite a rise in crime in recent years, Joseph said no correlation has been established with bail reform. He said crime is increased across the country for a multitude of factors in states with bail reform and without it. Joseph is a political newcomer running for his first elected office. The Houston, Texas, native attended the University of Houston before earning a graduate degree from Penn State University in 2009 with a focus in appliedProfessionally,physics.

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“The private insurance industry is a middle man that just inﬂates cost,” Joseph said. Funding for the system would come from increased income taxes but relief for working and middle-class families would still come through reworking the income tax code and taxing the 1% their fair, Joseph said. Joseph said the state is underfunded and to compensate for that homeowners are paying premiums on their property taxes to close the discrepancy.Whenthe 7th Senate District heads to the polls on Tuesday, Aug. 23, Joseph wants voters to know he sees the district as the one that should be leading from the front. “District 7 we’re North Hempstead, Oyster Bay and Hempstead,” Joseph said. “We should be leading the conversations on how to move New York forward instead of being in the backseat, or worse, not being anywhere near the decisionJoseph’smaking.”interview with Blank Slate Media can be found on YouTube.

Joseph alluded to the April mass shooting in Buﬀalo, where 18-year-old Payton Gendron allegedly live-streamed a deadly attack at a Tops Friendly Markets store, killing 10 black people and injuring three others. He said more needs to be done including a state ban of assault weapons. Increasing access to reproductive health would be a focus for Joseph if elected. He said he would eliminate the barriers for the most vulnerable members of the community including undocumented women from getting an abortion by providing state coverage of the procedure.“Wekind of skip over the fact that most vulnerable people often have the least or no access to abortion services,” Joseph said. “To them, abortion is a right in theory only if you can’t pay for an abortion, or have no health care because you’re undocumented, then you are left on the outside.” Joseph said would also advocate for establishing a public health system in the state through the passage of the New York Health Act, a bill currently in state legislature that he said has enough co-sponsors to pass.

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Joseph works for an artiﬁcial intelligence software company working on algorithms and math modeling, among other things. Previously, he did ocean modeling and physics simulations for government labs and defenseJosephcontractors.saidthat he supports current bills in the Legislature to promote gun safety but wants more to be done to ﬁnd the root causes of violence, extremism and hate.

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Jacqueline Franchetti speaking at Kyra’s Rally for Change. Speakers at the event requested Gov. Kathy Hochul to include Kyra’s Law in the State of the State and sign it into law.

Attendees held up signs endorsing Kyra’s Law and other child protection legislation. Stu dent activists also talked about other stories like Kyra’s between ofcials’ speeches. Shayna Blumenfeld, Kyra’s Champions Youth Ambassador, said these situations could have been avoided. She said that despite her age, she can see the faws in the current system. “You might think I am too young to have a say. After all, I’m only 15,” she said. “But I know a few things. I know numbers. I know our ju dicial system is failing my friends. And I know child safety should be no must be the top pri ority and custody cases. Protect our kids, say it with me: protect our kids.”

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Leaders rally for bill to protect children

Local leaders rallied outside the Nassau County Courthouse to push for improved child abuse protection legislation on Thursday morn ing. At Kyra’s Rally for Change, which was held on the six-year anniversary of the funeral of Manhasset resident Jacqueline Franchetti’s twoyear-old daughter, speakers urged Gov. Kathy Hochul to include Kyra’s Law in the State of the State and sign it into law. On July 27, 2016, as Kyra was sleeping at her father’s Virginia home on an unsupervised, court-approved visit, he shot her twice in the back. He shot himself after setting the house on fre. “What happened to Krya is textbook,” said Franchetti. “This is happening in case after case — where child abuse is being dismissed, dis counted, pushed aside — that cannot happen anymore.”Shestarted the Kyra Franchetti Founda tion and Kyra’s Champions after her daughter’s death. Their goal is to prevent children involved in custody disputes from being forced to live with an abusive parent. The CDC estimates that in the U.S., at least 1 in 7 children have experienced child abuse or neglect in the previous year. Because of many unreported instances, they say this is likely an underestimate. In 2020, abuse and neglect re sulted in 1,750 child fatalities in the US. Franchetti expressed her appreciation for the turnout, despite what the date signifed. “Six years ago, I had to say my fnal goodbye to Kyra,” she said. “Today marks the six-year an niversary of the day that we had her funeral and burial. She deserved so much more.”

State Senators. Anthony Palumbo (R-New Sufolk) and Anna Kaplan (D-North Hills) as well as state Assemblyman Jefrey Dinowitz (DThe Bronx) spoke in favor of the law. They all agreed that the cause was crucial, regardless of political afliation. In her speech, Kaplan said child abuse needs to be prevented at all costs. “We need to pass Kyra’s Law,” she said. “Which will ensure that children involved in custody cases are protected and that their safety is centered and prioritized.” Franchetti’s campaigning has resulted in several bills being introduced, including Senate Bill S7425, which would establish Kyra’s Law. These include that when deciding on child custody and visitation, the court must consider the child’s health and safety. It also guides the court’s presumptions and includes specifc evi dence in such situations, and it requires court staf to take part in training to handle cases in volving domestic violence and child abuse. The bill is currently in the Senate Commit tee Rules Committee. Palumbo said the process as it exists is fawed. “When you have an allegation of abuse, we have a process and yes, it’s excruciating,” said Palumbo. “The process is often why many indi viduals and parents refuse to bring a new case because it’s exhausting. And it costs money, and it takes forever, and it’s laborious and not only on the party’s with the children as well.”

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Voting for the 7th Senate District will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 23.

Kaplan announced weeks ago that she had more than $504,000 cash on hand during the most recent campaign ﬁling period. Kaplan said she had raised more than $205,000 during the ﬁling period from Jan. 15 – JulyJoseph11. had raised $43,132 in contributions from March 5 — July 17. Early voting is currently ongoing through Sunday, Aug. 21. More information on polling locations can be found on the board of elections’ website.The 7th Senate district includes Floral Park, New Hyde Park, Williston Park, Mineola, Garden City Park, North Hills, Albertson, Old Westbury, East Hills, Roslyn, Roslyn Harbor, Roslyn Estates, Albertson, Searingtown, Lake Success, Manhasset, Munsey Park, Plandome, Plandome Heights, Plandome Manor, and the Great Neck and Port Washington peninsulas.

Voters in New York’s 7th Senate District will head to the polls Tuesday for the Democratic primary between incumbent state Sen. Anna Kaplan (D-North Hills) and challenger Jeremy Joseph of Hicksville. The winner will square oﬀ in the November general election against Jack Martins, a former state senator and Mineola mayor, who is not facing a Republican primary. Kaplan, 56, has served in the Senate since 2019 when she defeated Republican incumbent Elaine Philips. Kaplan also won re-election in 2020 against former Port Washington Police Commissioner Dave Franklin. During her second term as senator, Kaplan has focused on issues including middle-class tax relief, women’s rights and reducing gun violence and hate crimes in local communities. In an interview with Blank Slate Media, Kaplan said her constituents believe the most important issues in this election revolve around reproductive rights and safety. “I think we are living in a very divided country right now and we have extremists trying to take over our country, our community and our way of life,” Kaplan said. “I hear from a lot of women who feel very threatened right now and I hear from a lot of communities that don’t feel comfortable with gun safety in this country.” Kaplan was born in Tabriz, Iran, and traveled to the United States as a Jewish political refugee at 13 years old. She graduated from Yeshiva University with a bachelor’s degree in 1985 and went to law school at Yeshiva’s Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where she graduated in Jeremy1991.Joseph is a political activist running to bring attention to issues for a Democratic base that has been ignored or disengaged in recent elections, he said in an interview with Blank Slate Media. “We had both Democrats and Republicans almost campaigning on the same message,” Joseph said. “As a result, we see the traditional Long Island moderate base come out while most young families, immigrant families, diﬀerent people were not even part of the process.”

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Kaplan challenged by progressive Primary Tuesday to determine Democrats’ choice for state Senate 7th District candidate

Joseph is a political newcomer running for his first elected office. The Houston, Texas, native attended the University of Houston before earning a graduate degree from Penn State University in 2009 with a focus on applied physics. Professionally, Joseph is employed at an artificial intelligence software company working on algorithms and math modeling, among other things. Previously, he did ocean modeling and physics simulations for government labs and defenseIncontractors.Joseph’swork as an activist, he has been a member of Nassau County Democratic Socialists of America and Long Island United, which is a coalition of over 100 organizations in the local area advocating for police reform. Three major issues for Joseph’s campaign are healthcare as a human right, combating climate change and addressing wealth inequality.

While local ofcials throughout the North Shore continued to bash proposed changes to the Long Island Rail Road’s Port Washington branch as part of the East Side Access Project, Floral Park Mayor Kevin Fitzgerald voiced his support for the enhanced service his village will receive.Fitzgerald said Floral Park residents will “f nally be able to reap the rewards” of the Met ropolitan Transportation Authority’s 3rd Track project with the East Side Access Project’s direct access to Grand Central Station.

The second was to upgrade the current surveillance equipment. Although license plate scanners and cameras already exist in the vil lage, he said they may “easily be defeated.” “We have to be sober about their limita tions and maybe supplement those with some high-resolution cameras that would capture more than license plates and key strategic lo cations,” he said.

First section of LIRR’s new 3rd Track opens

PHOTO COURTESY OF PORT ROWING Campers lifting a boat into the water. Port Rowing hosted its first free “learn-to-row camp” for underprivileged kids between Aug. 8 and 12.

Between Aug. 8 and 12, Port Rowing held its frst cost-free camp for underprivileged chil dren.Port Rowing is a premier training and com petitive rowing club for local middle and high school students. Ten children from the Port Washington and Roslyn areas, ranging from seventh to tenth grade, attended. There, they learned the fundamentals of rowing and boat operation.Theidea is the brainchild of a former Port Rowing member and current Stanford Univer sity rower Lindsey Rust. She wanted to combine BY STEVEN KEEHNER

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Despite enhanced service to the Hempstead Branch and overall train system, North Shore of fcials pleaded with agency ofcials during the meeting to restore the express service in the pro posedWhileschedules.Long Island Rail Road ofcials said a majority of Port Washington line commuters would beneft from the updated schedule, say ing that there will be a 70% increase in service during the morning and a 43% increase during the evening, local ofcials and town residents said the agency should prioritize the travel time of its daily Residentscommuters.andofcials said the pro posed schedule would shortchange commut ers throughout Port Washington, Plandome, Manhasset and Great Neck by decreasing ex pressUnderservice.the current schedule, there are cur rently six trains that run from the Great Neck station between 7-8:30 a.m., according to of cials. Under the changes, that will go down to just two trains during the same rush hour week day period, according to ofcials. Town of North Hempstead Supervisor and Manhasset resident Jennifer DeSena said she has a direct impact on these changes with family members relying on the Long Island Rail Road for their commutes. Countless amounts of resi dents, she said, have brought their respective concerns about the project to her and implored the agency to restore the longstanding express service in its schedule. “These proposed service cuts will impact thousands of riders across the town, and would potentially lead to decreased home values, in creased congestion, and an overall negative ef fect on quality of life,” DeSena said. The supervisor said she hosted a meeting between the town and Long Island Rail Road In

A train rolls into the newly-upgraded New Hyde Park LIRR station, where state officials including Gov. Kathy Hochul commemorated the event by riding on the just-opened three-mile stretch of track between Floral Park and Merillon Avenue stations. BY STEVEN KEEHNER

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The Old Westbury Board of Trustees meet ing on Monday night concluded with a presen tation that outlined the goals the village police department should pursue. The board decided in April to have Red Land Strategies evaluate its police department. The results presented to the board urged in creased police presence, administrative system changes, better overtime management and im proved resident communication. RedLand is a consultancy company with expertise in media relations, emergency man agement and homeland security. The group said in a March proposal to the village that alongside fscal responsibility, they would as sess the best use of technology, data collection and crime prevention for the department.

The third suggestion is related to the ad ministrative technologies used. He said the current system was acceptable, but advised looking into alternative systems. The fnal two suggestions dealt with over time hours and community engagement.

Police goals shared at Old Westbury meeting Port Rowing offers free beginner camp

He said that the most important lesson he had learned was that villages and their citizens must work together to ensure public safety. Afterward, Sherry began summarizing their fndings. He said they would publish and share the report publicly soon. As of presstime, they have not released it. The frst suggestion was to increase po lice visibility in residential areas. He said the Long Island Expressway accounts for 40% of the accident cases to which the department re sponds, which is a “drain on resources.”

Senior Vice President James Sherry and President Michael Balboni, a former state sen ator, made the presentation. Balboni emphasized the county’s recent increase in crime. During his remarks, he said Old Westbury has characteristics that make it a desirable location for criminals. “You have the proximity to major roadways — on and of,” he said. “Second is the nature of the village. Beautiful homes, setbacks, beau tiful grounds — great places to hide. No one’s suggesting to change that. But when you’re in patrol mode, sometimes it’s very difcult to see who’s in the dark. It makes it harder to do that kind of patrol, which is why the recommenda tions that we present and the things the police force is already doing are very important.”

Fitzgerald, during a Thursday night hearing hosted by the agency, said the proposed changes for the Floral Park station result in a 50% in crease in midday trains, a 20% increase in week end train service and more frequent stops at the station post-p.m. rush hour. “This will allow our residents to be able to stay in the city longer, enjoying whatever event they were attending and not having to worry about making a train back home,” Fitzgerald said.In recent years, he said, Floral Park residents have been subjected to various restraints and disturbances as a result of the construction and Long Island Rail Road station upgrades. Previous Floral Park board meetings were fooded with concerns and complaints about crews working on tracks longer than anticipat ed, excess noise coming from construction and transportation of materials, along with claims that environmental studies were not properly submitted.“Overthe past few years, the Village of Flo ral Park along with its neighboring villages on the main line have endured signifcant construc tion and disturbances to our daily lives,” Fitzger ald said. “The new schedules, as presented, will allow for the residents of Floral Park to reap the benefts from the aforementioned inconvenienc es. The draft schedules now make living in Flo ral Park even more attractive than it already is.”

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Hate group targets Five Towns with false claims about supposed Jewish control of the media

Hempstead authorities, including Supervisor Don Clavin, Councilman Anthony D’Esposito and Councilwoman Melissa Miller, denounced the distribution of the ﬂyers in a joint statement. They promised to assist the police in their investigation of the“Yetincident.again a local community has been blanketed with hateful, antisemitic ﬂyers that propagate lies and dangerous falsehoods targeting our Jewish neighbors,” it reads. “This disgusting display of prejudice has no place in our hometown or anywhere in this country. We are outraged that such vile conspiracists think they have a platform to spread their evil message. It will not be tolerated in the Town of Hempstead.”

The latest antisemitic flyer, which was circulated around the Five Towns. Officials have expressed outrage over the occurrence.

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BY STEVEN KEEHNER Nassau officials have expressed outrage over the distribution of antisemitic flyers in the Five Towns.Asizable Jewish community lives in the Five Towns, an informal collection of hamlets and villages on Nassau County’s south shore.Similar hateful flyers appeared in Rockville Centre and Oceanside lastAuthoritiesmonth. suspect that both incidents were conducted by the Goyim Defense League, a collection of antisemitic internet trolls and conspiracy theorists.Once again, local officials are denouncing the incident. County Executive Bruce Blakeman said officials will investigate security footage from houses and businesses as well as license plate readers. “It is a small group and we are monitoring them,” he said. “If they cross the line, they will feel the full brunt of the law.”

Since the flyers were first discovered, the three Hempstead Town officials have been in constant communication with thelocal Jewish communities. State Sen. Anna Kaplan (D-Carle Place), born to an Iranian Jewish family, said she will continue to speak out against antisemitism. “This latest antisemitic trash is just another example of the rampant antisemitism and hate being peddled by far-right extremists on Long Island,” she said. “We must remain united as a community in standing against these shameful groups and their un-American beliefs.”

A recent Anti-Defamation League report said New York continues to lead American cities in recorded antisemitic incidents. In 2021, the 416 occurrences reported made up a 24% increase over the 336 instances the organization recorded in 2020. It accounted for 15% of all reported antisemitic events nationwide. To combat antisemitism, Nassau County officials established a special legislative task force in January. They promoted preventive measures like community cooperation and education along with the causes and prevalence of local antisemitism. Blakeman led the group’s first gathering in May. Last month, Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said county police and local authorities were working together to identify the flyer’s distributors. He said the ADL got in touch with the police and offered to help.

In May, a march led by the male-only, neofascist organization Proud Boys went through Rockville Centre. Last month, the flyers distributed linked Judaism to Joe Biden’s presidency. It also asserted that Jews were attempting to control the entireTheplanet.new flyer claims Jews own the media. It also responds to the criticisms from government officials and media over last month’s incident. “You don’t support free speech?” it reads. “YOU ARE NOT AN AMERICAN.” The flyer states its sponsors are not targeting a particular community. The group claims its goal is to raise awareness of the “Jewish mafia that has hijacked our country.”

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The art of learning at Gold Coast Arts Center

BY BRANDON DUFFY State Sen. Anna Kaplan (D-North Hills) has been endorsed by a coalition of Long Island elected o ffi cials in her re-election bid for the 7th Senate District. The coalition of leaders includes state Assemblyman Charles Lavine (D-Glen Cove), four of North Hempstead’s Town Board Democrats, state senators and village mayors, amongKaplanothers.isrunning against Jeremy Joseph in the Democratic primary on Aug. 23. Former state Sen. Jack Martins is running unopposed in the Republican primary for the 7th Senate District. “Anna has proven to her constituents that they can rely on her for her staunch advocacy. She has further demonstrated to colleagues like myself that through partnership and working together we can do more,” Lavine said in a statement. “Only with a strong ally in the Senate like Anna could we have passed landmark legislation for New Yorkers. That’s why I wholeheartedly endorse Anna Kaplan in her re-election for State Senate.” Kaplan said she is proud of the support from di fferent parts and levels of government. “It takes a strong coalition to deliver for our community, and I’ve been proud to have great working relationships with partners in government at every level,” Kaplan said. “I’m proud to be supported by such a broad group of state, county, and local elected o fficials, and I’m grateful for their partnership as we fi ght for our residents and taxpayers across our Mayorscommunity.”ofPort Washington North, Great Neck Plaza and Roslyn Estates are backing Kaplan for the Democratic primary on Tuesday, Aug.“I23.fully endorse and support New York State Sen. Anna Kaplan for this coming primary and her re-election in November,” Bob Weitzner of Port Washington North said. “She has been invaluable for Port Washington North in her support of resurfacing our roads, improving our Bay Walk, and championing for the right to choose and sensible gun safety legislation.”“Sen.Anna Kaplan has always been a strong supporter of and advocate for local government,” Great Neck Plaza’s Ted Rosen said. “We need her to continue serving in the state Senate — now more than ever.”

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PHOTO COURTESY OF THE OFFICE OF SENATOR KAPLAN

State Sen. Anna Kaplan speaks at a rally where a coalition of elected officials announced they were endorsing her campaign for re-election to the state Senate. On Tuesday, Nov. 2, the not-for-profit Gold Coast Arts Center, located in Great Neck welcomed teachers from Saddle Rock Elementary School as they played the part of students at a unique Teacher Professional Development Day. Over 75 teachers spent the morning enjoying hands-on interactive ceramics workshops with renowned ceramics artist and longtime Gold Coast Arts faculty member, Jude Amsel. They learned about the many programs run by the Arts Center for students, teachers, families and adults. Among these programs are Gold Coast’s customized arts education outreach initiatives developed in partnership with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: Partners in Education Program and the National Gallery of Art; and the Arts Center’s popular Art Gallery Tours which pair docent-guided walk-throughs of its gallery exhibits followed by hands-on art workshops. The teachers also learned about the Arts Center’s scholarship program for talented and deserving students throughout the region. Teacher recommendations have helped many students receive scholarship grants at the Gold Coast Arts Center. For more information about all of Gold Coast Arts offerings and to schedule a creative and fun outing for your staff and employees, email school director Ellen Schiff at ellen@goldcoastarts.org or call 516-829-2570.

“Anna is a tireless advocate for the people of our district, and she has done far more for all of us than any of her predecessors,” Roslyn Estates’ Paul Peters said. “The only way I would accept losing her would be to higher o ffi ce, so more New Yorkers could benefit from her drive, her honesty, her caring, and her Thebrilliance.”totallist of the coalition includes 18 current or former elected o ffi cials from the state Senate down to local municipalities. Kaplan was elected to serve the Town of North Hempstead’s 4th District as a councilwoman in 2011. In 2016, she sought election to the House of Representatives but lost to current Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) in the Democratic primary. Kaplan defeated former Flower Hill Mayor Elaine Phillips in 2018 to represent the 7th Senate District. Kaplan announced weeks ago that she had more than $504,000 cash on hand during the most recent campaign fi ling period. Kaplan said she has raised more than $205,000 during the fi ling period from Jan. 15 – July 11. The 7th Senate district includes Floral Park, New Hyde Park, Williston Park, Mineola, Garden City Park, North Hills, Albertson, Old Westbury, East Hills, Roslyn, Roslyn Harbor, Roslyn Estates, Albertson, Searingtown, Lake Success, Manhasset, Munsey Park, Plandome, Plandome Heights, Plandome Manor, and the Great Neck and Port Washington peninsulas.

State, village officials back 7th District state senator in re-election bid at press conference

Long Island leaders endorse Kaplan

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D’Arrigo, 41, is a progressive activist from Port Washington who previously ran against Suozzi for the same seat in She2020.supports Medicare for All, the Green New Deal, campaign finance reform, immigration reform, student loan forgiveness and free public education, among others. Some notable endorsements include the National Organization for Women PAC, Brand New Congress, Her Bold Move, Empire State Indivisible, Moms in Office and Progressive Women of NY, among others.We think there is merit to parts of what D’Arrigo is calling for but we and we believe most of the district find her views too far to the left. Rasool, 43, of Jericho has described herself as an activist for women’s rights and supports codifying abortion rights established under Roe v. Wade into law. She is a small-business owner and the founder of Luxe Consulting Group. But she doesn’t stack up with the otherWithcandidates.thestakes so high in this year’s House races, Robert Zimmerman is our strong choice. Zimmerman

The race for the 3rd Congressional District seat currently occupied by Tom Suozzi, like every race for Congress this year, could be crucial in determining how this nation is governed in the next two years.The Democrats will be entering the general election with a four-vote majority — in a post-presidential election year that usually favors the out-ofpower party. In this case, the likely choice would be to have House Speaker Nancy Pelosi continue to lead Congress or be replaced by current House Minority Speaker Kevin McCarthy. If anyone needed a reminder of what that means, McCarthy last week all but threatened Attorney General Merrick Garland in response to the FBI executing a legal search warrant of former President Trump’s Florida residence that resulted in finding top secret documents, which if they fell into the wrong hands, could cost American lives.McCarthy promised that if Republicans take back the chamber after November’s midterm elections, the House would investigate the Department of Justice, telling Garlandto “clear your calendar.”“I’veseen enough. The Department of Justice has reached an intolerable state of weaponized politicization,” McCarthy said. “When Republicans take back the House, we will conduct immediate oversight of this department, follow the facts, and leave no stone unturned.”EnoughStanding,said.in part, against that dismal fate is a crowded field of impressive Democrats running for the 3rd CD, which represents the North Shore of Nassau County and eastern Queens. The contenders include activist Melanie D’Arrigo, former Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman, Nassau County Legislator Josh Lafazan, businesswoman Reema Rasool and Great Neck businessman Robert Zimmerman. We strongly endorse Zimmerman based on his experience both as a business owner, congressional staffer and Democratic committeeman who has for years forcefully and effectively presented his views on national issues, including Republican-friendly Fox News. In a field in which the candidates generally do not differ dramatically on the issues, Zimmerman offers the best temperament, experience and ability to articulate his point of view to aid the district and be a respected voice in HouseThisdiscussions.isreflected in a long list of endorsements that have included former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, many past and current members of Congress as well as former Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, state Assemblyman Charles Lavine and state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. His long career in advocacy also led to his being nominated by President Bill Clinton to serve on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Presidential Commission on the Arts and by President Barack Obama to serve on the National Council on the Humanities.Ifelected,Zimmerman would also become the first openly gay member of Congress from Long Island and Queens — something that informs his advocacy on LGBTQ+ issues and otherAsrights.co-president of ZE Creative Communications, a public relations firm he started 33 years ago with Ron Edelson, he has also worked with both Republicans and Democrats. A second strong choice in the race is Jon Kaiman, the North Hempstead town supervisor from 2004 through 2013 who is currently the deputy executive for Suffolk County, a position he has held since 2017. Kaiman has also served as a Nassau County District Court Judge, state adviser for SuperStorm Sandy Recovery, and chairman of the Nassau County Interim Finance Authority. He brings an impressive resume and strong grasp of government issues at the local and state level. He also introduced notable programs such as the town’s 311 call center and Project Independence.Kaimandoesn’t have the experience in national issues and on occasion was less than diplomatic as town supervisor in handling community objections— a desirable quality for someone running for Congress.

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Despite his age, 28, Lafazan already has a relatively long history in government, having been elected to the Syosset Board of Election in his senior year in high school. He was also elected Nassau County’s youngest-ever legislator in 2017. Lafazan has run a disappointing campaign that has included attacks on opponents that can charitably be called disingenuous. He has also been less than forthcoming when challenged on issues. When asked by Blank Slate Media who he was referring to in ads that said he would never defund the police — a frequent talking point of Republicans — he declined to answer, saying he would disclose the identity of the person he was referring to at a town hall that night. He didn’t that night or since.Lafazan has also raised questions about his credentials to promote abortion rights and gun safety measures by seeking and receiving the Conservative Party endorsement in his last two races for the county Legislature. The Conservative Party’s main plank is opposition to abortion. Its second plank is opposition to gun rights legislation.

Antisemitic hate on L.I. is nothing new The Aug. 5 lead editorial in this paper focused on recent acts of antisemitism in Rockville Center and Oceanside. Add my hometown, Long Beach, to the Onlist. July 23, News 12 reported: “Antisemitic flyers were found on the windshields of cars parked in Long Beach for the second time this week. One of them read: “Every Single Aspect of the COVID Agenda is Jewish.”Public condemnation by politiciansGov.followed.Kathleen Hochul, state Sen. Anna Kaplan and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman denounced the anonymous distribution of hate literature, which included typical charges of Jews planning for world domination.Thispast April, Newsday reporter Bart Jones cited the Anti-Defamation League, which found that antisemitic incidents on Long Island increased by 23% in 2021; and, New York State accounted for 15% of all antisemitic incidents throughout the U.S.When it comes to antisemitism, what’s new is old on Long Island. The Suffolk County Hamlet of Yaphank, located in the Town of Brookhaven, served as a boot camp for American soldiers preparing to ship out to fight in World War I (1914-18). Upwards of 30,000 men received their basic training at Camp Upton, located on 1,600-acres in Yaphank. Among the troops was songwriter Irving Berlin, who wrote “God Bless America.” By the mid-1930s, the U.S. Army moved out of Camp Upton and the Friends of New Germany moved in. They changed their name to the German American Bund. Bund leader Fritz Kuhn, to signify loyalty to the U.S., directed American flags to be raised alongside swastika flags. “When the Nazi flag and the American flag began to fly together, and the camp took on a more military appearance, suspicions arose, as did the Bund’s propaganda,” according to Town of Brookhaven Historian Barbara Russell in a 2015 interview for the Times of Israel. “The First Amendment right of free speech escalated to speeches about antisemitism rapidly, which aroused the communities on Long Island to respond.”Eventoday, as Matthew Chayes reported for Newsday on Aug. 7, the antisemitic literature left on cars and in driveways in Nassau County were hateful but not criminal. Attorney David Goldberger, who specializes in First Amendment cases, affirmed that “hate speech is protected by the FirstTheAmendment.”German American Bund changed the name of the Yaphank encampment from Camp Upton to Camp Siegfried, the first of 21 Nazi camps stretching from coast-to-coast across the U.S by the late 1930s. The former U.S. Army base was replaced by a camp for German American youth to enjoy clean air and And,recreation.toworship Hitler. The main drag at Camp Siegfried was named Adolf Hitler Strasse. Other streets were named after Joseph Goebbels, chief propagandist for the Nazi Party, and for various other high-ranking Nazi-era officials.Boys and girls training at Camp Siegfried dressed in brown shirts, jackboots, Sam Brown belts (with a supporting strap that passes over the right shoulder) and swastika armbands, similar to Hitler youth in Germany.Photos and films display young people at Camp Siegfried with their arms extended in Heil Hitler salutes, as they prepared for drills. On Sundays German Americans of all ages living in the New York metropolitan area donned their traditional garb and took Long Island Railroad’s “Yaphank Special” for the weekly Bund festivities, which were programmed to indoctrinate children and adults with Nazi ideology. On occasion, Black Shirts from Lindenhurst joined the revelries. Although the recent dissemination of antisemitic flyers in Nassau County are a far cry from the more institutionalized American antisemitism that 1938 Camp Siegfried personified, it should not be taken lightly, especially at a time when far-right extremism in America has reached a Denunciationsfever-pitch.by political officials is an easy start. Nevertheless, without concerted and sustained efforts to identify, locate, root out and expose the gutless perpetrators and craven organizations that support them, condemnation by county and state officials will amount to little more than politically expedient photo ops. Aside from law enforcement and legislation, if offenders are protected by free speech and hidden by anonymity, the press must be enlisted to publicly expose and apply unrelenting pressure on those who are positively identified and whose names are lawfully obtained. The names and images of the purveyors of hate speech should be posted in the press daily. Sunlight is needed to help them scatter from the darkness, shatter their anonymity and make them squirm – every day.

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Second would be something that’s on both Martha’s and my list: National Public Radio and WNYC. “It brings me a sense of continuity,” Plimpton says. It does the same for me. She also mentioned a website I’d never heard of, PublicRadioNameGenerator.com, where you plug in your name and (preferred) gender, and it gives you a nom de plume worthy of your own show on NPR. My most recent try dubbed me Rosa Kowalski-Nader. I love it! Next on Martha’s list was the Tate Modern art gallery in London and its gift shop. “I’m huge on museum gift shops,” she said. So am I. In fact, there have been times — I’m not proud of this, but it’s true — when I spent so much time (and money) in the gift shop that I had no time left for the actual museum. This has happened to me at the Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn and more recently, the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City. Both shops have been my secret weapons for years, for things to give other folks as gifts: beautiful silk scarves, eyepopping ceramics, re-usable nylon shopping bags that fold up into their own pocket and amazing kites. The Cradle of Aviation gift shop is also where I have found some fascinating books, like “Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World,” written and lavishly illustrated by Rachel Ignotofsky. I knew some of the women in it, of course — like Marie Curie. But I had never heard of Hypatia, a mathematician born in Alexandria, Egypt in 350 CE; and while I knew Hedy Lamarr was a Hollywood star, I had no idea she had also invented and actually received a patent for something called “frequency-hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) technology, used to this day in cell phones, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth devices. Martha Plimpton mentions being inspired by a coffee-table book by a photojournalist called Weegee. She finds herself “totally entranced” by his photos of city street life in the 1950s and ‘60s, and let’s call them the offbeat people living there. My preference is for a photo collection titled “Quintessence: The Quality of Having It,” by Betty Cornfeld and Owen Edwards. My copy was published in 1983, but I believe it is still in print. It’s a collection of items illustrating the authors’ concept of “quintessence,” which I would summarize as being beautiful, useful and unique. Classic objects that made the cut range from the Slinky, Swiss Army knife, Crayola crayons and Oreo cookies, to the Mont Blanc Diplomat pen, the Steinway piano, and a Cigarette HawkThisspeedboat.bookiswhere I learned that Ivory Soap (another entry) was the product of a mixing-machine accident that was left going too long, mixing so much air into the soap that bars actually floated to the top of bath water. This turned out to be one “mistake” that customers couldn’t get enough of. Stuck at a traffic light, it’s intriguing to think: What’s on my own list of essentials? What things would make the cut for my own idea of “Quintessence”?Perhaps there will be a book about that, coming soon to a museum shop near you. Look for anything by Rosa Kowalski-Nader.

THE BACK ROAD ANDREW MALEKOFF

Iwas recently inspired by an interview with actress Martha Plimpton in T he New York Times. In the course of discussing her newest venture — a TV series called “Sprung” on Amazon— she talked about 10 things she “can’t live without, chosen from a list of hundreds.” What startled me was the variety of her choices — from her pandemic puppies, to California’s Route 101, to a museum gift shop, as well as the more standard fare of books, music and Imovies.thought — sitting at a traffic light — why don’t I make a list like that? I started dictating into my phone. First would be the very road I was waiting to turn onto: Plandome Road, going north from Northern Boulevard. That’s the route my husband and I first took here. As we came up the curving, tree-lined hill toward the town dock in Port Washington, I knew I had never been here before and yet things suddenly felt familiar. It felt like we were somehow also driving next to Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C., near my parents’ home. Maybe that’s why, before we ever went to our first open house, it already felt like home.

The Back Road

JUDY EPSTEIN A Look on the Lighter Side

A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

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Town weighs repeal of abortion restrictions

The vast majority at the well-attended hearing that went on for 2 ½ hours supported repeal. But the argument to keep the obsolete code in place boiled down to the fear-mongering talking points that anti-reproductive rights activists have used for decades in order to justify erecting work-arounds to a woman’s constitutional right to bodily autonomy, self-determination and equal protection. Opponents to justify stringent requirements on abortion clinics give the impression that a “live birth” after a “botched abortion” is a common occurrence, when 93 percent of abortions occur in the first trimester before viability; 54 percent of abortions are performed using medication, not surgery. In fact, 43 percent of abortions occur by six weeks of gestation, just 36 percent occur between seven and nine weeks, and 13 percent at 10-13 weeks; those that take place later are usually because of some abnormality that imperils the baby’s survivability or the mother’s. But since this is town code, there is a new one: that heaven forbid, there would be abortion clinics opening on every corner and North Hempstead would become an “abortion destination” accommodating frantic escapees from slave states and even from other parts of New York state. News bulletin: North Hempstead already is a medical destination for patients from around the world seeking worldclass treatment at our top-rated hospitals and research centers, the No. 1 employer across Nassau County, and those out-oftowners may actually be sick. And there was this, from a mother of seven with 35 grandchildren: “Why in light of escalating violence in this nation anyone would favor rescinding a rule that keeps abortion mills out of their neighborhood, where two people come in alive, one comes out alive, the other dead. If the good people in Nazi Germany had a say in where the gas chambers were, would they want them in their neighborhood?”Rehashingthe old talking points as a wink-and-a-nod to justify erecting workarounds to Roe’s protections of women’s reproductive rights, they claim that they are ONLY interested in the health and well-being of the mother in requiring clinics to be attached or associated with a hospital. This segment wants certified surgeons and hospital grade equipment (in many anti-Choice states, they also require wide hallways and other absurdities) in order to save a mother who might bleed excessively or the baby who somehow is born alive after the procedure. But the arguments are refuted by actual Iffact.these people who object to clinics really cared about health and safety, they wouldn’t insist on medically unnecessary limits like waiting periods, forcing women to see the fetus’ ultrasound, gestational age limits, parental notification and consent that delay the procedure –because every delay adds to the risk to the mother.Infact, legal abortion is safer than childbirth – the United States has an appallingly high level of maternal mortality, which will only surge if women and girls are forced to endure childbirth, or be at the point of death before a medical procedure is “Doctorsperformed.areconsulting attorneys about the legality of treating ectopic pregnancy, D and C procedures important and vital to those who have had miscarriages, and providing care in cases of nonviable pregnancies,” said Suzanne Gottehrer of Nassau County Civil Liberties Union, said. “In addition to jeopardizing life, they are denying agency over their own “Pregnanciesbody.” can be high risk. Access to safe medical care is essential to assure the best outcome for all,” said Dr. Kathleen Gaffney, a former Nassau County commissioner of health. “I support repeal, which as we have already discussed is unenforceable, but this action will end any confusion.”Theopposition is really about religion that believes life begins at conception rather than birth, and not concern for health.“InJudaism, abortion is permitted and sometimes required if the health of mother is at stake,” Lauren Garfunkle, of the Nassau Council of Jewish Women said. “That’s not just physical, but mental and emotional health as well. We believe the dignity of all people is what is paramount. All breathing people. Jews believe life begins at birth. Because of this very important religious freedom issue, the town should align with state of New York, extend access, get rid of this antiquated law and bring democracy back to the people.”Thereis a reason why the United States was built on separation of church and Severalstate. at the town hearing in support of leaving the provision in the code pointed out that New York state already guarantees a woman’s right to choose (though that has not always been the case, and as we are seeing across the country, may shift with changing political administrations).Buttheymiss the point – or perhaps they realize the point — that amending the code has to do with access and these requirements were inserted into the code to limit access 50 years ago, “out of spite,” as Assemblyman Charles Lavine noted. “This isn’t just about cleaning up an old law,” state Sen. Anna Kaplan said at the hearing. “This isn’t just about righting an historic injustice. This is about standing up for women. This is about standing up for our right to make decisions for ourselves. And this is about sending a message that we will always stand up for women in the Town of North Hempstead. “In the last few weeks since our extremist Supreme Court overturned 50 years of established precedent and stole our Constitutional right to choose, we’ve all had to learn a tough lesson that we can’t sit back and expect that things will be OK here just because we live in a place where our rights are protected,” she said. North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena did not attend the Aug. 4 hearing. Deputy Supervisor Joe Scalero who presided (but can’t vote) insisted she had a pre-scheduled family obligation but she apparently did not mention such a conflict when the item was set on the agenda, even hours before the meeting. Could it be that DeSena, who apparently has said she would vote in favor of repeal, is afraid of antagonizing the conservatives who put her over the top to win Sheelection?will have her chance to show where she stands on women’s reproductive rights at the town’s Sept. 1 board meeting, when the public hearing will be continued and a vote is expected. Repeal this misogynist provision of town code.

When I first embarked on the long journey of writing my book on “Depth Sport Psychology,” I reached out to Bob Carney, an old friend and a senior editor at Golf Digest to ask for tips. He said a very simple thing that stuck to my mind like Krazy“MakeGlue. sure you never lose the reader,” he said. “Every paragraph and each sentence within each paragraph must have a captivating enthralling feel to it, so the reader keeps on going, looking for the payoff at the end. It can’t be too complex because that leaves the reader confused and even angry enough to close the book and never pick it up again. And that’s not good. It all must build and build into a crescendo at the end of each chapter. Just keep that flow going throughout the book.”Thisterrifyingly sage advice has never left my mind. But I compare that advice to a coach saying to a high jumper, “All you have to do to win the gold medal is to jump up and over that bar you see over there.” So then the high jumper might ask the coach, “OK, but tell me exactly how high is that bar. It sure looks pretty high.” To which the coach might say, “Oh, it’s about 8 feet and 3 inches.” Oh, OK. In this age of You Tube and Twitter and TikTok, holding the reader’s attention seems somewhat problematic to me, maybe very problematic. Now there are plenty of writers to emulate. Tom Wolfe, the man in the white suits, made the Deep South’s love of stock car racing incredibly intriguing. David Foster Wallace made his essay on the Illinois State Fair seem riveting, gripping, hilarious and ominous, all within a 10,000-word long form essay for Harper’s Magazine. That piece was so inspiring that I published a shaggy dog story for Eclectica Magazine which referenced his description of a girl’s baton twirling contest at the fair. But since I don’t have the talent of a Tom Wolfe or a David Foster Wallace, I am in deep trouble when it comes to holding the reader’s attention. In fact, I was so boring as a kid that my father once shouted out me to “keep my mouth closed until I have something interesting to say!” When I asked him how I would know if what I said was interesting, he roared, “I’ll tell you if it’s interesting or not!” So for sure I’m in a quandary about how to hold the reader’s interest as I write the book. And to worsen an already bad situation, the book is being published by Routledge and it’s designed to be a text for “undergraduate and graduate students studying sport psychology” as well as “the educated sports enthusiast.” I have studied certain literary texts in an effort to learn the “tricks of the trade” so to speak. Virginia Woolf’s “A Room of One’s Own” is a great feminist classic about the oppression of women, but what makes it so wonderful is the combination of the painful truth she writes about and how she describes the buildup of the insults and the rejections she endured at Cambridge University in a scenic way. It was almost like you are there with her. Part of the “tricks” that Thomas Wolfe, DFW and Virginia Woolf use is to describe naturalistic settings and characters which keep the reader going. But then they always offer up really profound, incandescent truths right in the middle of it all which make the reader grateful to have spent a little time with genius. These writers pay off the reader by offering golden nuggets of truth that the reader can chew on andLikedigest.themost memorable line in the film “Forrest Gump” where Forrest was sitting on the bench waiting for the bus and said to the nurse, “Momma always said ‘life is like a box of chocolates’, ya never know what ya gonna get.” That line is so charming because it exudes love and optimism and wonderment, which is why the film is so beloved. This is the great secret of the great writers. The reader is always on a search for meaning in life and picks up books or newspaper columns with the hope that they will find a morsel of truth or goodness or inspiration to hold onto. I have less than three weeks until deadline when the editors at Routledge eagerly await the arrival of my interesting manuscript. If you are still with me at the end of this 950-word column I, at least, held your attention and I do hope that I delivered onto you a chewy, tender, tasty, sweet chocolatey morsel of truth. Only you can determine that I guess. But a book must be about 60,000 words, which is a lot longer than this column, a whole lot longer. How does one hold the reader’s attention for an entire book?To return to our high jump metaphor, this time the coach says to the high jumper. “OK, kid, all you have to do to win gold is to jump up and over that bar over there.” To which the high jumper might ask exactly how high the bar is and the coach would have to say, “Well, that’s where the trouble lies, my young friend. You see, the bar is set at 650 feet high.” To which the high jumper would have to sadly think, “Boy, if only I was born a grass hopper, a very interesting grasshopper.”

A book is like a box of chocolates

Books are filled with sweet tasting morsels of truth or magic and all you have to do is open and read”

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OUR TOWN DR. TOM FERRARO Our Town

Democrats on the North Hempstead town council voted at its Aug. 4 meeting to hold over a vote until its Sept. 1 meeting on whether to repeal a 50-year-old section of town code that allows only hospitals, facilities administered by a hospital or facilities aﬃliated with a hospital to terminate“Wepregnancies.aredealing with some antiquated and confusing language from a 50-year-old Town law that really needs to be addressed,” said Council Member Veronica Lurvey, who proposed the repeal. “We need to make sure women continue to be able to access healthcare they need, no matter what happens on the state level. The town shouldn’t be putting up barriers on woman’s right to choose.”

There is even more to “The MTA is a very troubled agency” (On The Right by George J. Marlin — Aug. 12). MTA Chairman Janno Lieber recently admitted that the agency will lose $500 million to fare evasion in 2022. Several hundred million more of farebox revenue will be lost in 2022 due to two million pre-COVID-19 riders not using the system. The MTA’s own updated McKinsey consultants report made clear that ridership numbers may not return to pre-COVID-19 numbers until 2030.Ongoing inflation has had a devastating financial impact. The cost for both gasoline and diesel fuel has grown significantly under the current $51 billion 2020 — 2024 Five Year Capital Program. Previous cost estimates for capital construction projects under the Five Year Plan that have yet to be advertised need to be updated. Costs for purchasing materials supporting maintenance and state of good repair for in-house projects performed by MTA employees are going to go Futureup.purchases of buses, subway and commuter rail cars may cost more. Promises to convert the MTA 5800 bus fleet and 29 garages to accommodate a 100% all electric fleet by 2040 will cost $12 billion or several billion more than clean diesel over the same time period. Vendors bidding on MTA material purchases and capital projects will inevitably pass on their own increased costs (due to supply chain issues, labor shortages and material cost increases) in higher bids.There are no other dedicated sources for any new revenues to make up potentially billions in previously anticipated congestion price tolling that may not appear until 2024. The same holds true for revenues derived from previously scheduled fare increases that have been cancelled. Don’t forget unanticipated costs due to inflation, lost revenues due to ongoing fare evasion and upcoming union contracts. Why would the Transit Workers Union not ask for salary increases that at a minimum keep pace with last year’s 4% and this year’s 8% and growing inflation. The next TWU contract comes up in 2023. Whatever the TWU wins, other LIRR and Metro North Rail Road unions will ask for parity. The MTA has only budgeted 2% per MTAyear.union work rules, in many cases, prevent contracting out work to the private sector. Third party private contractors require NYC Transit subway and Staten Island Railway, Long Island and Metro North Rail Road agency Force Account (their employees) to provide both supervision and protection when working on or adjacent to active right of way track. There are sometimes excessive numbers of MTA employees assigned. The various MTA operating agencies have never been able to fully control excessive employee overtime. This has grown to over $1 billion annually..The MTA always fails to successfully negotiate union contracts to include more flexible work assignments. Employees never end up increasing contributions toward medical insurance and retirement pensions just as commuters do. Future pensions are never calculated based on the final year’s base salary. They continue to be inflated by overtime. Allow employees to work part time while collecting a portion of their pension. This affords experienced employees time to train replacements and be available during emergencies.BoththeMTA “Arts in Transit” 1% expenditure requirement for many capital projects and Albany’s “New York Buy America Act” add to project costs. Lobbying the NY Congressional delegation for more reasonable federal Buy America requirements has never been successful. This impacts the ability of MTA to get the best bang for the buck when spending $1.5 billion in grant funding every year from the Federal Transit Administration. Reforms are difficult as Gov. Kathy Hochul, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and other elected officials on a bipartisan basis depend upon transportation union endorsements, campaign contributions, phone banks and volunteers. In the end, they will not stand up against their benefactors and openly support MTA management in instituting these reforms during contract renewal negotiations. Riders do not have the stomach to put up with potential work slow downs, service disruptions, employee sick outs and possible strikes by unions who will not give up what they have. Without these changes, it will continue to be the status quo. Even implementation of congestion pricing will not solve the MTA’s ongoing fiscal crises. Without real institutional reform at the MTA, along with reliable hard cash financial contributions from both City Hall and Albany, this story will repeat itself again and again in coming years.

READERS WRITE FROM THE DESK OF KEVAN M. ABRAHAMS KEVAN M. ABRAHAMS Nassau County Legislator

Statistics cited in a recent New York Times report indicate that 80 percent of calls can be resolved without further intervention by a mobile crisis team or a mental health care facility. It is also important to note how re-directing mental health crisis calls to a specialized, easyto-remember mental health line can help to improve outcomes for all who seek help through 988 and 911 alike. While we have surely come a long way from the days when hushed conversations about mental health and addiction were inhibited by overwhelming shame and stigma, there is still a tremendous amount of work ahead of us and challenges to Accordingovercome.totheCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide was the 12th leading cause of death of Americans in all ages in 2020; amongst youth ages 10 to 14 and individuals ages 25 to 34, it was the second leading cause of death.Those are shocking statistics that must make all of us pause, re-evaluate, and recommit to the work of saving lives in Nassau County and across our nation. In the months and years ahead, Nassau County has a duty to support 988 and the innovations that will follow in its wake with the resources that are necessary to achieve their full life-saving potential. Kevan M. Abrahams, of Freeport, represents the First Legislative District and is the leader of the Nassau County Legislature’s Minority Caucus.

Vote for Anna Kaplan to keep delivering for us

If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, substance abuse or any type of mental health crisis, you are not alone. You matter more than you know — and there are trained, compassionate professionals who want to assist you during these diﬃcult times. By calling or texting 988, you can take the ﬁrst step toward getting the help that you deserve. On July 16 of this year, 988 became America’s three-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Individuals who call or text 988 are connected to a trained crisis counselor who can provide access to vital life-sustaining resources and support. Interpretation services are available in more than 150 languages, and a web-chat service is available at 988lifeline.org. Since being established in 2005, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline has grown into a network of more than 200 crisis centers for Americans experiencing a mental health crisis. In 2017, the rapper Logic’s powerful hit single “1800-273-8255” — the Lifeline’s main line at the time — gained international attention for this indispensable resource and helped to make the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline a household name.

Five years later, America now has a 911 equivalent for mental health emergencies, and that is an important reﬂection of how the discussion continues to migrate toward a place of greater openness, acceptance, and eﬀectiveness.

988 a milestone in suicide prevention efforts

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Larry Penner Great Neck (Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Oﬃce. This included the development, review, approval and oversight for billions in capital projects and programs for the MTA, NYC Transit, Long Island and Metro North Rail Roads, MTA Bus, NYC Department of Transportation along with 30 other transit agencies in NY & NJ). latest news, visit us at www.theisland360.com

We have a critical Democratic primary election. I am proud to urge you to join me and vote to re-elect our very special, high energy and highly qualified current state senator, Anna Kaplan. Sen. Kaplan is protecting our safety in Port Washington/Sands Point. She knows we need to be protected and kept safe. Kaplan has brought record state funding and resources to help fund and support our PWPD, Sands Point PD, and PW Fire Departments, keeping the violence and crime in NYC away for our safety. Anna Kaplan does not just talk; she has found ways to hold the line on taxes while providing needed services. She has provided us additional state funding for our PW Schools and infrastructure. Kaplan made the property tax cap permanent and fought to lower state income taxes for all New Yorkers. Anna Kaplan gets results: Fighting for common-sense gun safety reform, Kaplan authored the just signed NYS Ghost Gun Ban law making our communities safer.Kaplan helped pass some of the strongest environmental protections in the history of New York State, including banning offshore drilling here on Long Island.There is too much hate and violence in our world. To help protect our youths Kaplan stood up and authored the Holocaust Education Bill to help fight discrimination and hate through education. Now these lessons will be taught in all New York State Schools. Anna Kaplan is the only woman in the Senate from Long Island, and she’s always been a fierce and outspoken defender of all our rights. Kaplan co-sponsored the Reproductive Health Act that codified choice into New York State Law. At a time when our hard-fought freedoms are being stolen we need strong and dedicated leaders to fight for our rights. Anna Kaplan and her staff are always available to discuss our issues. She is a good listener and a results-oriented leader.Join me and vote to re-elect Sen. Anna Kaplan’s strong and proven voice fighting for our rights and values in the New York State Senate. We need Anna Kaplan to keep delivering for us. Steven Kaplan Port Washington MTA’s financial crisis continues as ridership stalls

For the

As the 3rd Congressional District primary approaches, it is with great pleasure and joy that I wholeheartedly support longtime Democrat Robert Zimmerman for Congress. His background in business, communications and more indicates that he is the perfect candidate to represent us in Congress. Two former presidents hold him in high esteem. President Bill Clinton nominated him to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Presidential Commission and later President Barack Obama nominated Robert to the National Council for the Humanities. Other elected officials have sought his counsel on a regular basis regarding legislation affecting the congressional district. This reflects and indicates Robert’s ongoing knowledge of congressional issues at hand and how they have developed through the years. Robert Zimmerman has the necessary and unique qualifications for this office, particularly during these very rough times politically, i.e., he has the temperament to hold this position. By that, I mean he will stand for the issues that will affect constituents’ lives in our district without caving in to misinformation and right-wing assaults. He will give the facts –just the facts, man, just the facts – not lies and twisted misinformation. Robert has a conscience and cannot fathom doing anything but tell the truth. He will fight the good fight. He will vociferously defend such critical issues that matter to us including a) Roe v. Wade, b) gun legislation, c) voting rights, d) Medicare for All, e) Social Security and more. Robert is determined and driven to protect us constituents legislatively. At this time, the United States has reached a very dangerous precipice. We are about ready to lose our democracy. Therefore, I am urging voters to cast their vote for Robert Zimmerman for Congress. I can assure you that he will fight the good fight to protect and save our democracy. Eleanor Lange Manhasset The quality of our lives can depend upon who governsQualitiesus. such as integrity, sincerity, compassion and intelligence characterize the trust that develops between constituents and an elected official. One such person is state Sen. Anna Kaplan, who has demonstrated all of those important qualities that she has brought forth since her election in 2018.Anna has built upon a stellar career and has served admirably. First as a trustee of the Great Neck Public Library, followed by her election to the North Hempstead Town Board and a member of the North Hempstead Board of Zoning Appeals. Ultimately, in 2018 she was elected to the New York State Senate’s 7th District and became the first candidate for New York State office to be endorsed by former President Barack Obama. She is like a laser beam that zeroes in on important issues sharing information and energetically works to enact legislation to benefit her constituency. While it is gratifying to have legislation enacted, however, it is within the jurisdiction of a legislator to push for the needed legislation. Anna has been front and center regarding issues that are of deep to concern to her and her constituents. The following are examples of her legislative efforts. They are far reaching, multifaceted and focused on protecting humanity. They include important information regarding the pandemic, gun safety and domestic violence protective measures, small business initiatives, voting rights, Holocaust awareness, anti-hate symbol legislation, climate change and Women’s Reproductive Rights.During Covid’s early outbreak, her daily newsletter was a welcome and important source of information for the many issues that faced our community. Gun safety is one of Anna’s major concerns. Her energetic efforts included the sponsorship of the recent “ghost guns” legislation. Also, Sen. Kaplan introduced legislation extending a moratorium on small business and evictions to protect small business owners and landlords’ additional hardship created by the pandemic.Sheadvanced a legislative package to protect domestic violence survivors and human trafficking. She was a sponsor of the New York John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act. Sen. Kaplan believed that it was important for students to learn about the Holocaust. Consequently, in a joint sponsorship with Nily Rozic, (D-Fresh Meadows) they enacted Holocaust Education bills. The advent of hate symbols produced a bill by the lawmaker banning those symbols. Kaplan cosponsored the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, which requires an 85% reduction in gas emissions by 2050. Her agenda includes strong support of the Reproductive Health Act. Valuable concerned leadership is the personification of Sen. Anna Kaplan. During her tenure, she has earned our respect and our vote. Please join me by adding your vote on Aug. 23 to Sen. Kaplan’s reelection. Given her past accomplishments, there is no doubt that she will continue to focus her efforts on maintaining the best quality of life for all her constituents.

…Then, maybe I should hope to revise and finish that problem draft for a few moments flight (however brief), if not glory or honor and all is naught. There it is, deep down within, my oh, so precious being, how delicate you are, how long I’ve known you, simple, hazy and unfocused you are... Never did I so much want to cry. So much for the inspiration. I turn off the light and from my dark window a starry incandescent night fills my eyes with dreams not dreamt. How is it I always seem to make the same error by trying to write? Alas, what a night.

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The Draft When the recent Supreme Court decisions started rolling in, it was like wave after wave of electricity came to shock me out of a stupor. I foolishly believed that the Supreme Court would do what was best in maintaining necessary regulations to stymie climate change and prevent unjust pollution of our environment by corporations. Instead, I was hit with the reality that it was up to us to ensure that state and local governments had to enforce the spirit of these dead regulations. I have found hope and strength in action, however, and I’ve found that by supporting state Sen. Anna Kaplan’s campaign for re-election to New York State Senate District 7, I have an opportunity to help shape the country that I want to see. My first experience in advocacy was at the Youth Climate Summit hosted by Residents Forward. There, I first met Sen. Kaplan and witnessed her passion for safeguarding our community and world as a whole. This was the largest factor in why I decided to campaign for her in the upcoming election.The 2022 general election is going to be one of the thinnest margins we’ve ever seen on Long Island, and we need an experienced leader who can unite our community and effect action at the state Legislature. No legislator is better equipped to fight for Nassau County and, above all, our rights to a clean world, than Sen. Anna Kaplan. Please join me in voting to re-elect our Anna Kaplan in the primary election on Aug. 23 to ensure that New York remains at the forefront of U.S. climate policy.

Attorneys generally quote legal precedents in their arguments, with due respect to the more recent cases. But think of it: Would the founding fathers want to discuss abortions? NO! That’s why abortion is not mentioned in the Constitution. So, Justice Alito, I disagree with your premise. The political tide has caught up people for whom the participation in thepro-life movement is a morally correct thing to do, but also a few sanctimonious and “holier-than-thous” who feel better about themselves for their stance, and unthinking politicians who see it as a look-good part of their platform. While the U.S. takes a hard right on the issue, going backward in time, other countries are easing up on their restrictive laws. On Aug. 2, a huge turnout of Republicans, Democrats and unaﬃliated voters decided by about 59% to 41% to retain the right to abortion noted in the Kansas state constitution. Now, voters in all states have to educate themselves on candidates’ stands and any ballot initiatives on abortion and other issues. Carol Kharivala New Hyde Park

Lois Schaﬀer Great Neck

State Sen. Anna Kaplan has earned re-election

Years ago I read that menses were beginning earlier than 13, sometimes in girls about 10 years old. I wish these women had been more informed. In letters to The New York Times, a pastor wrote, “the Bible doesn’t prohibit abortion; it certainly doesn’t countenance the sadistic cruelty that overturning Roe v. Wade will allow.” A rabbi wrote that the new laws conflicted with women’s rights in his congregation. Garry Wills, a Catholic Pulitzer prizewinning nonfiction author, says abortion is not so much a spiritual matter as it is an issue of natural law. Today we know more about fetus health and viability outside the womb and the threatening situations to a pregnant woman’s health and life. I hope we can be pro-life and value the life of the mother. Furthermore, look at Supreme Court Justice Alito’s premise for overturning Roe v. Wade: abortion was not mentioned in the Constitution, so there is no implied constitutional right to the procedure. Alito is an “originalist,” referring back to the Constitution itself as a touchstone for decisions and thus able to overlook the precedent of Roe v. Wade in place for about 50 years and a later case decision that reaffirmed the right to abortion.

READERS WRITE Memory and photograph are the reflection of beauty. Even so, I don’t reject them outright. And literature has its noble hold on the honor filtered through the light of the alembic mind, transfigured into radiant things.

Stephen Cipot Garden City Park

Some truths about abortion to be considered

Kaplan a leader needed on climate justice Zimmerman will fight for us in Congress

Jacob Keller Port Washington The first time I heard a reference to abortion was in a theology class on marriage and family at a Catholic college. The Catholic belief forbad abortion except in cases of rape or incest. Pope Francis, I believe, concurs with that. Nobody lightly seeks an abortion. That decision is between girl/woman, family clergy and doctor. No third party should have the right to prosecute or sue the patient or abortionist, and yet this could happen due to recent legislation in many states where abortion is to be forbidden under any and all circumstances, with no exceptions for rape or incest. In 1970s Manhattan, extreme pain sent a happily married and happily pregnant colleague rushing to her obstetrician. An ectopic pregnancy, in which the fertilized egg is situated in a fallopian tube, had to be terminated to save her life. She received the necessary care. Today, this would not be possible in about half of the United States due to new legislation in eachWomenstate. face dire consequences in countries where abortion is generally prohibited. A few years ago in Ireland and also in Poland, pregnant women died due to lack of such care. Recently in Malta a vacationing couple, who wanted their baby, found that the wife needed emergency care that would include an abortion. They faced great difficulty in traveling to Spain where she could have the procedure to save her life.Inthe U.S. now because of new restrictive laws in her state, a woman who had a miscarriage was denied the necessary D&C (dilation and curettage) to prevent hemorrhaging. While her health was in danger, it took two weeks to find assistance in another state. A Tennessee woman had an abortion canceled despite the fetus being deemed unviable outside the womb. The fetus had an encephalocele and no skull. The couple had to drive to Georgia for the care needed. A mother had to drive her 10-year-old rape victim to another state. The doctor who performed the procedure was vilified, and threatened. Never mind that for a 10-year-old or even young teen, it is dangerous to life-threatening to carry a baby full term. On a recent boat trip, post-menopausal ladies lunching and enjoying a Cosmo referred to the case, loudly proclaiming their disbelief in the story. Another yelled, “Have the baby!” in a threatening manner.

YOUR GUIDE TO THE ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND DINING LANDMARK ON MAIN STREET FALL LINEUP

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The 2022-23 season is the first season fully scheduled by Landmark’s new Executive Director, Richard Mayer, who worked in the live entertainment industry in New Orleans for over 10 years before joining Landmark. “This is an exciting time for Landmark. Folk music and roots rock have always been the foundation of our programming and we’re so excited to be offering jazz, funk, soul and more. We’re a space for the whole community and I think this season offers something for everyone.”

Landmark on Main Street has announced its 2022-23 season, oﬀering audiences in Port Washington and the surrounding areas the opportunity to experience over 40 live music, comedy and theaterTheperformances.seasonlineup includes multiple Grammy Award winners, Tony winners and nominees and Rock and Roll Hall of Famers. The season starts with an impressive September lineup including comedian Maria Bamford on Sep. 10, funk legend George Porter Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners on Sep. 16, Kathleen Edwards Sep. 21, Gangstagrass Sep. 23, James Hunter Six Sep. 24, Delfeayo Marsalis Quintet Sep. 29 and Rufus Wainwright Sep. 30. Long-time favorites such as Judy Collins Dec. 3, Cherish the Ladies Dec. 4 and Darlene Love Feb. 10 will return to the theater. The season also boasts a diverse lineup of acts never seen in Port Washington, including Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn Oct. 16, Valerie June Nov. 4 and Zoê Keating Feb. 17. Fleck has won 15 Grammy Awards, while the duo of Fleck and Washburn recently won the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album. Landmark’s new All That Jazz series features Marsalis, Bettye LaVette & Raul Midón Feb. 18 and two more shows that will be announced soon. New in 2022-23, Landmark will present general admission standing room concerts including George Porter Jr, Pink Talking Fish on Oct. 21 and Friends of the Brothers on Jan. 27. These shows use the new moveable seating of the Jeanne Rimsky Theater, allowing audiences to get up close to the action and move to the music. A second bar has also been added to the theater to help Landmark better serve audiences. The always popular children’s shows include Sonia de Los Santos (Oct. 8) and Lightwire Theater’s The Ugly Duckling (Mar. 11), with more shows to be announced soon. Landmark will continue presenting a wide range of free community programming, including Afternoon TEA on Wednesdays at 2 p.m., a Hispanic Heritage Celebration in October and a Lunar New Year Celebration in February.

George Porter Jr.Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn

Landmark’s new Music Advisory Council, a group of music lovers and professionals from the Port Washington area, helped Mayer. “The Jeanne Rimsky Theater has undergone tremendous improvements over the past year,” says Mayer. “We’ve improved the acoustics, changed up the seating, upgraded our lights and added a new lobby bar.” For a full lineup of shows and events, visit Landmark’s website at Ourwww.LandmarkonMainStreet.org.2021-22Seasonismadepossible thanks to our Partners in Performing Arts: Harding Real Estate, Peter & Jeri Dejana Family Foundation, Town of North Hempstead, New York State Council on the Arts and Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock.

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Landmark on Main Street has announced its 2022-23 season. They will provide more than 40 live musical, comedic and theatrical performances for audiences in Port Washington and the nearby areas.

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Our kids are our greatest resource. They bring us joy, hope for the future, bright ideas and boundless enthusiasm. As they enter their teens and seek greater independence, our guidance is essential to help them stay the path to achievement.FCA, one of Long Island’s largest health and human services agencies, helps Long Island families meet the challenges of adolescence. Targeted programs help teens and parents as a team and independently learn the skills to make good choices.Asadministrators of FCA’s Hempstead Prevention Coalition and Roosevelt Prevention Coalition community programs, we’d like to share some take-home information. Youth led, adult guided programs When kids understand that they have a choice and voice as to how to live their lives, they feel empowered. Kids want to be healthy and strong. When they learn about opportunities, they want to pursue them. When they learn about how drugs can affect their brains, it helps them to say no. When they learn about organic food, they don’t want to put chemical substances in their bodies. The past two years the Hempstead Coalition welcomed 70 girls attending middle or high school to its four month Girls Empowerment & Leadership (GEL) Summit. The Summit fosters strong relationship building, teaches the girls to effectively identify and navigate opportunities and barriers, and creates the platforms for them to mentor, influence, and advocate for themselves and their peers, at school and in the community.TheRoosevelt Prevention Coalition invited a group of students from Roosevelt Middle School to join the Roots Club, a gardening project in partnership with the NC Cornell Cooperative Extension Program and the Roosevelt Community Garden. They learned how to grow organic vegetables, but more importantly, they discovered new ways to interact with peers, change their environment, and become youth advocates in a substance-free space. Connection requires a relationship.Toconnect with and encourage dialogue with teenagers, the first thing a parent or other adult needs to do is listen. And listen some more—to your kids and to other teens. Ask what they think, what they would like to change. Ask what troubles them and what they embrace. Give them the space to speak. Listen, then help them to synthesize their message to reach a wider audience. Allow them to take some ownership for their lives and community. As they gain confidence, they share positive ideas among their friends and peers. If you don’t have a relationship, your advice falls on deaf ears. You have to take the time to build a connection so your voice means something. Conversation starters Shorter talks are better than one big conversation. Start early! Find opportunities while watching a movie, listening to a song, or talk about something you witness together. Be honest and vulnerable about your own experiences. Be nonjudgmental about theirs. As the leader of your children, foster trust and a safe sharing environment. You want them to come to you for advice. Even if their revelations shock you, take a breath and look to problem-solve, not punish. Kids hear about substance abuse prevention once or twice in school. You can make prevention a dialogue in everyday conversation and experiences. Reflect on your own behavior. Children learn by Provideexample.asupervised environment where a group can feel comfortable and gather without substances, such as your home, a local park, school, house of worship, or library. The No-CAP game plan. It is crucial for kids to have a plan when faced with temptation or peer pressure. Otherwise, they will be more vulnerable to coercion by an individual or group. We practice the NO CAP (Comedy, Alternative, Plea) plan, which prepares teens to gracefully decline rather than succumb to pressure. NO- use a simple “no”C—Deflect with a joke/Comedy. “Hey, I need all the brain cells I have.”A— Propose an Alternative. “Nah, let’s go to the park and shoot hoops.”P— Cop a Plea. “If my parents/coach find out…”Despite all of life’s allures and distractions, parents have their love, the most powerful tool. Our kids want to please us and be loved. Every minute you spend with your kids presents an opportunity to share your love and guidance. Maritza Quintero and Thurston O’Neal lead FCA’s Roosevelt Prevention Coalition and Hempstead Prevention Coalition, respectively. FCA’s Coalitions operate through funding from the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Support (OASAS) and the Nassau County Office of Youth Services. For more information visit www.fcali.org.

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Assessments such as quizzes and exams help educators recognize areas where students are excelling and where they might need a little extra help. In addition to tests in the classroom, high schoolers generally take standardized testing for state or provincial assessment purposes,. Testing may come easier to some students than others, but having solid study techniques can improve students’ performance on a wide range of exams. In fact, research by Stanford scholars, whose data was published in Psychological Science, found that applying a strategic approach to studying helped college students improve their exam scores by an average of one-third of a letter grade. The testing preparation resource PrepScholar says it is important to build and maintain strong study habits to help students avoid undue stress and last-minute cramming. The following are seven techniques that may help foster good study skills.

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5. Use grades as benchmarks and motivators. Blaming a teacher for a poor grade won’t get a student anywhere. Rather, grades should indicate how well one is learning the material, and in turn, the effectiveness of students’ studying habits. Students can tweak their habits if they ﬁnd their grades are not where they want them to be.

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2. Avoid distractions. Study time is time to take a break from social media, video games and any other distractions that can pull a student away from studying. Constantly checking notiﬁcations can interrupt thoughts and make it hard to learn the material.

1. Find value in the lessons. Many students lament that what they learn in school just isn’t relevant in daily life. That can make the subject matter feel less important and uninteresting. Finding value in what one is learning and seeing how it can be applied outside of the classroom may make a student more inclined to learn and retain information.

6. Rephrase material. Textbook language can be dry and unappealing. Students can try putting the material into their own words or rephrase passages to make them easier to remember and recall. Similarly, teaching or sharing the material with another person also may improve retention.

4. Establish dedicated study spots. Students should locate places that work best for them as study and homework stations. Certain individuals may need the quiet of a library or a bookstore. Others may do best with the hum of conversation around them or in a group. There’s no right or wrong study spot. Maintaining consistency will help the mind associate a place with studying.

7. Make a formula sheet. Depending on the subject, having a sheet with shortcuts, formulas or diagrams can put the material into smaller bursts of information that are easier to digest. Along this same vein, writing information down can help improve recall. These are a few study tips that high schoolers can utilize to improve their grades so they can be more successful in school. study tips for high school students

3. Establish a study schedule. Develop a system and a schedule for studying. Students should establish a ﬁxed habit of studying each day or week — whatever is best for him or her. Over time, studying will become routine.

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Here are some tips to make the most of the fall gardening season.

3. You do the dirty work It’s not glamourous but you can save some money if you do the demo and clean up yourself. But if you do, remember: Safety ﬁrst. — Know where the gas, electrical and plumbing are and how to turn them off.— Know which are structural wall. Remove only the sheetrock and leave the studs and supporting structures to the professionals.

Sow salad seeds. Lettuce, spinach, radishes, and arugula tolerate cooler temperatures. Try new and interesting lettuce varieties and enjoy salads well into the fall season. Take inventory of the sun. Positioning a garden carefully means maximizing hours of sunlight, which begin to dwindle in the fall.

5. Finally, where do you start? If you’re not sure if you want a remodel or renovation, take advantage of the free design assistance at Home Depot or Lowe’s. They’re trained and know their products well. They will sit with you and plan your remodel or renovation, offer ﬁnancing and warranties. They schedule the project that works for you and don’t forget the free delivery. And the internet is your friend for ideas. Check out Houzz and Pinterest for ideas and create your own Inspiration Board. It could be a wish list but wouldn’t it be nice if, with a little planning and preparedness, you can actually make those wishes come true and have the home of your dreams.

1. Efficiency of space — Make use of what you Addhave.shelving for storage on the back of doors for extra pantry space, a spice rack, a shoe rack in a closet, or cork boards to hide all those school flyers and coupons. Space under the stairs is underutilized space and often forgotten. This space can serve as hidden storage, a place for cubbies or lockers in a hallway entrance, a playhouse, or even a cozy nook for a small office. Stairwell walls soar high into the staircase ceiling and this is an unexpected blank slate for displays or a gallery of family pictures. Add a shelf 12-18” below the ceiling that runs the perimeter of the room to display collectibles, books or other items that you do not readily need to access.

2. Add character without adding cost Using recycled items reduces landfill and you can find some real gems. There are companies and vintage salvage warehouses that take donated items and extra material from contractors and homeowners, and make them available to the general public. Check out: ReStore — new and gently used furniture and construction materials, and it benefits Habitat for Humanity. Big Reuse is located in Brooklyn and, according to their website, they “have everything from panel doors to high-end refrigerators, window shutters to reclaimed lumber, kitchen cabinet sets to salvaged flooring. We serve everyone from contractors and interior design professionals to renters looking to creatively maximize their apartment space… Net revenue from our Reuse Centers support local, environmental initiatives.”

4. Have a budget but include a cushion Have a 10-15% cushion for extras. — If you change materials: laminate to granite, vinyl ﬂooring to real wood.— For the “unexpected”: contractor ﬁnds mold, re-wiring needed, old plumbing.— Upgrades that you hadn’t considered like soft closures on kitchen drawers and cabinet doors.

26 BY PAUL AND ROSEANNE FRANK You’re probably looking around and thinking it might be time to update, renovate or remodel. But which Renovateone?or Remodel? Let’s define the two so when you start considering companies, you’re all on the same page. A renovation is using the existing space and improving function. That includes updating materials, flooring, light fixtures, cabinetry, etc. A remodel includes structural changes or additions. This would include finishing a basement with a second means of egress, changing a roofline, enlarging window openings, and adding additional rooms. Whether you’ve decided on a remodel or a renovation, here are five tips to keep in mind that will help with your planning and design before you even get started.

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Think about fall annuals and bulb planting. Near the end of September, start planting cool-weather-loving pansies and violas for pops of color as summer ﬂowers fade. Also, it’s a good idea to stock up on bulbs that will bloom in the months to come before they sell out in stores. Wait until the temperatures really cool down before planting them in desired spots for spring sprouts.

Experts say gardens grow best in sunny locations that receive six hours of direct sunlight each day. This is where container gardens can be helpful, as they allow gardeners to move plants into spots that will get ample sunlight. Fill in landscaping gaps. Some fall plants can add color around the landscape and brighten up homes to add curb appeal. In addition to pansies and violas, asters, kale and chrysanthemums are fall blooms. Keep in mind that mums can come back year after year. So take them out of those ﬂower pots and get them into the ground. They can be enjoyed next year as well, sprouting in early spring and developing leaves and buds through late summer. Clean up unwanted growth. Fall is an ideal time to cut back spent vegetable plants and get rid of errant weeds. Rather than bagging leaves, mow them with a grass catcher and then add the mix to a vegetable garden as an excellent soil insulator. The nitrogen and carbon will fertilize the soil, enhancing growing possibilities and limiting weed growth. Propagate plants in the fall. As temperatures gradually begin to cool, start taking cuttings from perennials, gathering seed pods from azaleas and rhododendrons and dividing hardwood cuttings, says the resource Gardening Know How. Consult with a garden center or horticulturist on the proper ways to propagate stems using rooting hormone and other techniques. Continue to water plants. Water is essential in the fall and winter as roots can still be growing. Gradually reduce watering duration as plants go dormant. Fall planting and maintenance can extend gardening season and improve the chances of growing a healthy spring garden.

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Spring and summer are perhaps the busiest times of year for gardeners. However, fall also is a prime time to tend to gardens. The tree and bare root retailer Bower & Branch advises that soil temperatures in many regions of the country may still be warm enough to encourage root growth well into the start of winter. Furthermore, fall is often the ideal time to plant, fertilize and keep a garden going or to get a head start on next year’s bounty.

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3. Seating Whether you’re using the space to watch the big game or ﬁre up the latest blockbuster (or both), chances are you’re going to be spending considerable time sitting in your new entertainment room. A modular sofa might be ideal, as it can be reconﬁgured depending on what you’re watching and how many people are watching along with you. Comfort is indeed important, but you’ll also want seating that provides ample support so you aren’t battling any aches and pains once you leave the room. That support also can keep residents and guests from dozing off. Everyone has their own ideas on what makes the ideal entertainment space. But sports fans, movie buffs and others can all agree that an entertainment room worthy of the big game or the latest blockbuster has a sizable screen, pristine sound and comfortable seats.

Do-it-yourself devotees cite a desire to save money as their primary motivator when attempting DIY home improvements. A survey of more than 1,000 homeowners from the insurance provider Clovered found that 85 percent of respondents indicated a chance to save money as their top reason for attempting a DIY home improvement project. The chance to save money was an even greater motivator for homeowners than the opportunity to improve (79 percent) or repair (66 percent) their homes. Those savings can be signiﬁcant because homeowners won’t have to pay labor costs, which the renovation experts at BobVila.com note can cost anywhere from $20 to $150 per hour per laborer.

3 features to focus on when designing an entertainment room

2. Sound Though televisions and projectors tend to come with built-in audio, the quality of that sound often leaves much to be desired. So homeowners will want to choose a sound system that provides theater-quality sound. If the room is being renovated from scratch, such as a full basement remodel, installing speakers in the ceiling can create a genuine theater experience. Ceiling speakers also can be installed in existing rooms, though that will likely cost more and extend the time it takes to complete the project. Surround sound is a must in any entertainment room. Homeowners worried about wires need not fret, as modern wireless surround sound systems are available at many different price points. Some systems are better suited to small rooms than others, so homeowners should measure the room and choose a system that best suits its dimensions.

Though the cost savings of DIY can be hard to resist, homeowners considering a DIY renovation are urged to make an honest assessment of their skills before attempting a project on their own.

It might not take a home theater to enjoy the big game with friends or fire up family movie night, but a spacious entertainment room can certainly enhance such experiences. That’s especially true when homeowners give considerable thought to designing entertainment rooms. Film buffs and sports fans may have different notions of the ideal entertainment room, but the following are three design features that merit consideration by all looking to upgrade their entertainment spaces. 1. Screen It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the sheer abundance of options when choosing a screen for an entertainment room. Televisions have long been a go-to choice, but projector screens merit consideration as well. If the room will be devoted exclusively to entertainment, then a television or a fixed projector screen might be homeowners’ best bets. Fixed projector screens are installed on the wall and projectors are typically hung from the ceiling. Semi-fixed projector screens provide a similar viewing experience but can be pulled down or retracted when residents are not watching a movie. Semifixed can even be installed in front of a television so residents can stream a movie on the projector and then watch television through a cable box when it isn’t movie night. Projectors often provide much bigger screens for a fraction of the cost of equally sized televisions. However, sports fans may prefer televisions, as live streaming sports has not yet caught up to streaming movies and TV shows in terms of reliability or even availability. As a result, many sporting events remain available via cable television only, while even those that can be streamed tend to have a few hiccups during the game.

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Professional sports teams often note that injuries are part of the game. That notion is never too far from professional athletes’ minds, but it can be a harsh reality for student athletes to confront, especially if they have never before been sidelined by injury. Though there’s no foolproof way for athletes to avoid injury, student athletes and their families can consider these preventive measures to reduce their risk of being sidelined. Use diet to athletes’ advantage. A healthy diet benefits people from all walks of life, and it can be especially beneficial for student athletes. Precisely what defines a healthy diet depends on variables specific to the athletes, such as age and gender, but Nemours Childrens Health notes that balance is vital for teenage athletes. Avoid cutting back on carbohydrates, which provide fuel for young athletes. When choosing carbs, opt for fruits, vegetables and whole grains instead of sugar-laden options like candy bars. The latter can provide a quick energy burst but then cause an energy crash that makes athletes feel fatigued. In-game fatigue can increase risk of injury. In addition, calcium and iron can be vital to young athletes looking to avoid injury. Calcium helps strengthen bones while iron carries much-needed oxygen to athletes’ muscles. Protein is important for athletes, but Nemours notes that most teenage athletes who eat healthy diets already get ample protein. As a result, protein powders and shakes are not necessary for teenage muscle growth. Make a good night’s rest part of athletes’ routine. A good night’s rest is vital for student athletes, as it ensures they aren’t playing tired. Tired athletes have slower reaction times and that can increase injury risk. Adequate sleep also benefits athletes’ performance. A 2015 study published in the journal Physiology & Behavior found that athletes who increased their nightly sleep from seven to nine hours experienced significantly improved performance after doing so. Emphasize the rules of the game. The rules of the game aren’t in place solely to encourage fair play. Rules also are designed to keep athletes safe. For example, student athletes who play contact sports, including football and soccer, should be taught proper ways to tackle so they can avoid injuring themselves and others. Coaches can reinforce these lessons during practices and even games if the need arises. Prioritize offseason conditioning. Rest and recovery is vital for any athlete, but especially student athletes whose bodies are still growing and changing. Offseasons have largely fallen by the wayside, but parents can protect their student athletes by encouraging them to avoid year-round competition. During periods when student athletes aren’t competing, they can forgo in-season workout routines to reduce their risk for overuse injuries while also improving their conditioning through cardiovascular workouts. Running on a treadmill, using an elliptical machine and/or swimming are great activities that make it easy for student athletes to keep their bodies in shape as their muscles and joints recover from the season.

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We are still complying with state and local health guidance to ensure the safety and health of all students and staff. The cost of products and services continues to rise and organizations everywhere have increasingly been feeling the pressure to reevaluate budgets. It’s no different in school districts nationwide, with school boards making difﬁcult decisions about which programs to keep and which will have to go in order to save Musicmoney.andarts programs often are the ﬁrst to be cut when school budgets are tightened. The organization Save the Music says that, during the Great Recession in 2008 and 2009, per-pupil spending in public schools decreased by approximately 7 percent across the country. This led to a trickle-down effect that resulted in the cancellation of art and music programs. Since then, many districts have continued to cut arts programs due to budget limitations. COVID-19 also did little to help the situation. Art program cutbacks are rarely met with open arms, and that resistance has a lot to do with the positive effects such offerings have on students’ academic performance.

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Better test performance Numerous studies have found a correlation between early introduction to music education and a number of beneﬁts for children. Music education can help develop communication skills, brain plasticity, language, and motor skills. A study conducted by the University of California, Los Angeles used a database of more than 25,000 middle and high school students. The researchers found that students involved in arts performed better on standardized achievement tests than students with lower arts involvement. Furthermore, data from 2015 from The College Board, which produces the SAT, found students who took four years of arts and music classes while in high school scored an average of 92 points higher on their SATs than students who only took one-half year or less. Improved emotional states In addition to better performance on tests, a review in Frontiers in Psychology examined several studies linking arts and aesthetic experiences with “broad improvements” in people’s emotional states. Those improvements included greater psychological and physical wellbeing. Community involvement Participation and even appreciation of the arts can have an impact as well. Researchers from the Department of Public Administration at the University of Illinois Chicago found that being an art curator or audience member leads to high levels of civic engagement and social tolerance. The support and therapy company Evolve Treatment Centers reports that involvement in music and arts leads to overall higher GPAs, higher scores in math and reading and a reduced risk of behavioral problems and Musicsuspensions.andartseducation are important to students’ development. Keeping these programs alive in schools can beneﬁt students in many ways.

Rhode Island School of Design: This school’s mission is to educate students in the appreciation of works of art and design through studio-based learning and robust study in the liberal arts. RISD also is home to the RISD Museum. Pratt Institute: Students can choose from degrees in art & design education as well as digital arts, photography, ﬁne arts, and ﬁlm at this Brooklyn school. Pratt offers several associate degrees for those not ready to commit to a bachelor’s program.

Studentsprograms.across North America have plenty of highly regarded arts schools to consider as they try to decide where to continue their academic careers.

Alberta University of the Arts: Formerly known as Alberta College of Art + Design, this Calgary university focuses on studiobased experiences for students in design, new media and ﬁne art. BFAs are offered in drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, glass, jewelry, and print media, among others.

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California College of the Arts: Located in San Francisco, this school offers 15 majors and minors in the ﬁne arts. The student-faculty ratio also is low at 8:1, meaning students will get plenty of individual attention from professors.

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Vancouver Institute of Media Arts: Aspiring animators as well as those interested in creating video games or special effects for film and television can enroll in this British Columbia school. Students also can develop a professional demo reel and portfolio to help them find their first job. Savannah College of Art and Design: This Georgia school is one of the most prestigious art and design institutions in the United States and offers a bevy of art degrees. The school also boasts an extensive faculty and alumni network that supports graduates trying to land their first jobs. School of the Art Institute of Chicago: U.S. News and World Report says SAIC is ranked as the No. 2 Graduate Fine Arts Program in the United States. It places as the No. 7 art and design school in the world, according to QS World University Rankings. The school provides a complete liberal arts education with a focus on arts and design. George Brown College: This Torontobased college is divided into three schools, which include the School of Design, the School of Fashion Studies and the School of Performing Arts. All three offer undergraduate and graduate degree

The pursuit of a career in the arts often requires enrolling in an undergraduate art program in either a standalone arts facility or an arts program embedded within a larger university. Consulting the various published lists of top-ranking schools is a great way for students interested in the arts to ﬁnd schools where they can continue their academic careers. These lists take into account feedback from faculty and alumni, tuition and fees, admission rates, and much more. The following are some highly rated arts schools that students may want to consider as they ponder their academic futures. Yale University: This Connecticut school is well known for many of its excellent programs. The Ivy League school also has topped nearly every listing of the best MFA programs in the nation.

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Show & Recycle The Rain — rain barrel programs. All in partnership with our schools districts. Jon Kaiman’s vision was innovative, brave, collaborative and created future stewards of the environment. That’s who I want representing me in Congress.

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Ihave known Jon Kaiman for many years, we have worked together in many different capacities, and I can tell you this: Jon Kaiman is one of the most effective leaders in government in New York State today. He has a proven record of getting things done and because of his work in Suffolk County as deputy Suffolk County executive, the county is a statewide leader in issues that are critical to all of us. These include combating the opioid epidemic, clean energy, public safety and police reform, and waterOnquality.issueafter issue, Jon Kaiman has led. That is why I am supporting him for Congress in these very difficult times in our country. We need proven leadership to go down to Washington and fight for us. I can also tell you this: Jon has been a fighter his entire career. He is always willing to stand up for the things he believes in, for our families and communities. That is why I am supporting him for Congress and I am urging you to do the same. We need him in Washington, we need him fighting for Long Island down in Washington.

As a resident in the Town of North Hempstead I have seen what Jon Kaiman brings to the table as a politician who actually gets things done. Whether it is negotiating contracts with town employees or creating programs that help constituents, like seniors, get more service at less cost to all, Jon has a keen sense of ﬁscal responsibility. His mainstream Democratic positions on the social issues reﬂect this.

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I called the new town supervisor, Jon Kaiman, who had never met me. He simply answered the cold call of a constituent. I explained my plight and without hesitation he said, “Your clients can use any North Hempstead Town pool.” There was nothing in it for him except doing the right thing. No press, no vote, no fanfare, no donation. That’s a true public servant and that’s Jon Kaiman. That’s the kind of person that I want representing me in Congress. One who listens to everyone, is accessible, compassionate and a proven leader.As the Town of North Hempstead’s chief sustainably oﬃcer, Jon Kaiman had the town become the ﬁrst local municipality to coordinate a recycling program with its school districts in the country!The program began with recycling and grew to include a recycled art contest, video contest, community gardens, composting, “Trashion”

Iam supporting Jon Kaiman for Congress for the 3rd District of NY because I know ﬁrst hand, what an exceptional public servant he is both personally and professionally. As a volunteer in Great Neck with the mentally disabled. I approached the Great Neck Park District asking for an hour to swim. I was told that the house was in Great Neck but the clients were not residents and although I was a resident. the answer was no. I was stunned.

Abook recently came out titled “How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them” by Barbara F. Walter, an expert in the field. The University of California at San Diego political science professor predicts how a U.S. Civil War could begin and makes a compelling case that anger and division in America have exploded since 2016 and could very well lead to extreme violence. This is her thesis: Half of Americans agree somewhat that there will be a civil war in the next few years, so much so that many believe in arming themselves with a gun in a situation where political violence is deemed to be justified.Manyhave lost confidence in democracy, much of it caused by the spreading of false beliefs. A good number of Americans would be willing to intimidate, injure or kill to achieve a political goal, including the committing of violent acts against the government. Dominant political leaders promote ethnic, racial or religious divisions, excluding others from power by demonizing those who oppose them. And this feeds into the feeling that many are losing hope and status. They no longer have what they feel is rightfully theirs. Social media accelerates such fears. Once citizens are convinced that they need strong autocratic leadership, freedom will be sacrificed if they believe it will make them more secure. This is how democracy is destroyed by dismantling democratic institutions.Toprotect our democracy, good governance is important. Good governance deals effectively with issues, especially those issues that are causing such anger. Currently they include the economy, inflation, gun violence, climate change, immigration and abortion.Theproblem is the two parties, the Democrats and Republicans, are at each other’s throats. Some even support destroying the other party. What they should realize is that the other party is not their hateful enemy, but their opponent. As in years past, they must relearn how to work with each other. But having the parties working with each other seems a far way off. Therefore, what can be done and who can do it?What do we know about America? America is the land of corporations and money. What kind of money are we talking about? In 2021, between 500 and 1,000 of the largest American companies had profits of at least $1 billion. A billion! Years ago, that was a fantasy. Science fiction. Today it is commonplace. It is taken for granted. According to Forbes, the 10 most profitable companies in 2021 were as follows:Profit(Billions)1-Apple $ 94.7 2- Berkshire Hathaway 89.8 3- Alphabet 76.0 4- Microsoft 61.3 5- J.P. Morgan Chase 48.3 6- Meta Platforms (Facebook) 39.4 7- Amazon 33.4 8- Bank of America 32.0 9- Exxon Mobil 23.0 10-Fannie Mae 22.2 What would happen to the profits of American companies if there was, in fact, a civil war? And what would happen to all the individuals who are invested in the stock market or have accumulated wealth in their 401k plans, IRA or other similar type plans? In war, especially one that is internal, there would be fighting all around. During these times, computers, systems and social networks would also become main targets. Forget about earnings when buildings and plants are demolished, causing their revenues to plummet. Mass destruction would happen throughout the United States. How could this be stopped? The answer is really simple. The corporations should get together and tell or more appropriately order, the Republican and Democratic parties to stop the chaos. No stopping, no money. Realistically, it’s one individual who caused this chaos. It came to the surface in 2016 when Donald Trump decided to run. It culminated on Jan. 6, 2021, when he refused to concede the election and tried to undo a free-andfair election.

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Iam endorsing Jon Kaiman and will be voting for him for Congress on Aug. 23. I know him as a friend, community member and a public servant. I have watched him and his wife, Kim, lovingly raise their children, involving themselves on a personal level with the schools, the synagogue, and the community at large, giving of themselves in every way they could. Through Jon’s leadership as a public servant for the past 24 years in many roles, including deputy county executive of Suffolk County, Town of North Hempstead supervisor, Nassau County District Court judge, NYS adviser for Sandy Recovery, and chairman of the Nassau County Interim Finance Authority, he has provided service to our community at large and has developed and initiated programs that have made a difference in our lives. I want him to be able to carry on his good work. I am also aligned with his positions on many issues, including his efforts to ban assault weapons to the public and his support of public safety, his support of legislation and initiatives to protect our environment, his involvement in fighting for legislation to protect a women’s right to choose, and his support of the Equality Act. Please join me and vote on Aug. 23, for Jon Kaiman so that he can continue to make our community and our country a safer, more inclusive, environmentally sound place where we can raise our children and our children’s children. Elise Kestenbaum Great Neck

As a congressman he can have an impact on protecting women’s rights and banning assault weapons. Most importantly, he can be our voice in protecting voting rights. His local leadership has already demonstrated what a smart and motivated person can accomplish for the greater good. Isn’t our country in need of more responsible and sane people in oﬃce? Abe Kanfer Great Neck

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How does the exterior look? Is your shrubbery overgrown and in need of pruning and shaping? Is the lack of color and landscaping in the front taking away from the curb appeal? Need a paint job? Roof looking worn? etc. Homeowners must identify those items that should be fixed and then decide to address those issues upfront to avoid large costs down the road. How does your interior appear? Have you reduced all your clutter? Does it need a paint job? How are the floors? Are the kitchen appliances in working order or in need of replacement? Are your bathrooms in excellent or poor condition? You may have a limited budget, so do the repairs first and then replace those items that are most important, e.g. appliances and fixtures. Don’t spend any money on major renovations as you probably will not get your money back. When selling in an “as is” condition, then one must be cognizant that when the buyer has an inspection, they will be subtracting those costs from their offer and possibly more than it could have cost to repair them if doneMoreover,beforehand.and what will be tantamount to attracting more buyers and receiving offers today, is to aggressively price your home to create more viewings that lead to offers. You can then determine which offer is the most solid to get you to the closing table. As I have said earlier, pricing it a bit below the market doesn’t mean you have to accept a low offer or even the first offer, but it will bring you more interested purchasers and just maybe create some buyer emotion leading to a possible bidding war.The homes that haven’t sold currently and in the past are most likely overvalued. Part of the issue is that homeowners have gotten unrealistic about their home’s value and somehow rely on certain websites and Zestimates in creating a value that is greater than what the buying audience is willing to pay. Don’t think the “big fish” buyer is still out there but hasn’t yet surfaced. This is no longer a prudent and smart way to think.

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Creating a viable and successful open house today requires some changes and pivoting to attract slowly changing buyer demand. It is becoming a bit more challenging to find that elusive and motivated purchaser with cash offers or who is qualified with a pre-approval from their lender. The feedback that I am receiving lately is that a portion of cash buyers are thinking twice about putting their money into real estate for the time being and are stepping back and sitting on the sidelines. I believe this is occurring due to their thinking that either prices must come down to make it more affordable or worst case scenario, they might crash, reducing interest rates and providing an excellent opportunity for a betterAlso,deal.saving for a larger down payment is another reason to wait. Creating a situation where the seller provides a short-term mortgage at a reasonable rate, saving the buyer money on bank fees and earning the seller above average interest would be a positive step; it would pay capital gains, if any, stretched out over the term of the mortgage instead of one lump sum. This would be a win/win solution for both buyer and seller. However, if you are an investor, you are searching for other markets that make “more sense in the brain and cents in the pocketbook”© to provide a better return on investment. But as I have stated in the past, the inventory is so low that no bubble exists and I do not see prices crashing in the Long Island area but moderating slightly. More important, prices have increased substantially over the last two years mainly due to the historically lowinterest rates and the effect of our pandemic on working individuals and families. This has created greater demand as people exited the most populated cities around the U.S. for the suburbs, creating a work-at-home environment for millions of families and flooding local housing markets as urbanites sought more comfortable, safer and leisurely space.This had caused FOMO (fear of missing out) and in many instances creating bidding wars for the limited inventory, raising prices to never-before unheard-of levels. Hopefully, those individuals will be in their homes for a longer period of time and will continue to have gainful employment with adequate raises and/or a business that continues to be profitable.

Philip A. Raices is the owner/Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 in Great Neck. He has 40 years of experience in the Real Estate industry and has earned designations as a Graduate of the Realtor Institute (G.R.I.) and also as a Certiﬁed International Property Specialist (C.I.P.S) as well as the new “Green Industry” Certiﬁcation for ecofriendly construction and upgrades.

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It’s hard to convince the majority of Trump supporters that the election result was not fixed, but I cannot believe that most of these top corporate executives feel the same way. Those executives who support Trump back the way he has helped their corporate hierarchy, but a civil war would negate all the so-called gains they have made. And when companies like those listed above make the fantasy-like profits, they should ask the basic question; Isn’t it enough? Why would they need more? Stop the craziness or else it could all disappear. And a bloodbath would kill millions of people. Americans! Who needs to fight another civil war? This time it would be near impossible to identify who’s on who’s side. What we need to do is get back to sanity and it’s really in the hands of the corporations. Sell the country short and you will no longer have a company and we will no longer have a country. Democracy! It’s all about telling the American people the truth with proof that they can believe. Frankly, look where all the lies have led us. Truth vs. lies. Think how most people would really feel if they found out that so much of what they were told were, in fact, lies. The corporations have the power to set the record straight and put America back on the right course, that is, If they want to stay in business and continue to generate profits in the billions of dollars.

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“Off the Press: features a selection of prints from the Hofstra University Museum of Art permanent collection, showcasing the different artistic techniques of relief and intaglio printmaking, lithography, and screenprinting. This exhibition will be on display from Aug.16-Jan. 27, 2023 at the David Filderman Gallery located on the 9th floor of the Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library on Hofstra University’s South Campus. A print, in the broadest definition, is a work of art comprised of ink on paper created through an indirect transfer process. “Off the Press” features works dating from the late 16th century to the 21st century by artists such as Romare Bearden, Helen Frankenthaler, Henry Moore, Alison Saar, and Andy “PrintmakersWarhol.may choose between methods to produce a distinct type of image or line quality,” said Karen T. Albert, Museum director and curator. “This exhibition will give viewers insight into how and why such artistic choices are made.”The public is invited to the Emily Lowe Gallery on Thursday, Sept. 8, 4:30-6:30 p.m., to celebrate the openings of the Museum’s two fall 2022 shows: “Off the Press” and “New York, New York: Photographs from the Collection.” The reception will feature special remarks by Karen Albert, as well as light refreshments. Admission is free and open to the public. However, RSVP is required. Call (516) 463-5672.Additional specialized programming planned in conjunction with the exhibition includes:InPerson Public Program What is a Print? Thursday, Nov. 3, 4-5 p.m. David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, Ninth Floor, SouthLedCampusbydirector and exhibition curator Karen T. Albert, learn about the evolution of printmaking methods including an explanation of different techniques of relief, intaglio, and the planographic methods of lithography and screenprinting. Each printmaking method produces a work on paper that has an individual and identifiable quality. Admission is free. RSVP to 516.463.5672

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RT 41The Roslyn Times, Friday, August 19, 2022 Editor’s note: Homes shown here were recently sold in Roslyn by a variety of real estate agencies. This information about the home and the photos were obtained through the Zillow. com. The homes are presented solely based on the fact that they were recently sold in Roslyn and are believed by Blank Slate Media to be of interest to our readers. Recent Real Estate Sales in Roslyn 47 Kirkwood Drive, Glen Clove 5 Georgian Court, East Hills 5 bd, 6 ba, 6,000 sqft, Sold On: 6/30/22, Sold Price: $2,935,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Roslyn 4 bd, 2 ba, Sold On: 6/23/22, Sold Price: $724,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Glen Cove 6 Sunview Court, Glen Cove 6 bd, 7 ba, 4,500 sqft, Sold On: 6/17/22, Sold Price: $1,900,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Glen Cove 2 Talley Road, East Hills 6 bd, 4 ba, Sold On: 6/30/22, Sold Price: $1,299,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Roslyn

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Sinanis cites support ahead of first year Holocaust education bill signed into law

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Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill that pro motes Holocaust education throughout New York’s schools into law at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City on Wednesday. The law was sponsored by state Sen. Anna Kaplan (D-North Hills), introduced to the Sen ate in 2021 and unanimously passed by the Sen ate in May. It permits the state’s commissioner of education to analyze what school districts throughout the state are ofering Holocaust in struction.Section 801 of the state’s education law mandates the teaching of citizenship, patriotism and human rights issues “with particular atten tion to the study of the inhumanity of genocide” in schools. It also requires a report on the fnd ings of the study by January. Hochul said that New Yorkers are united in their remembrance of the historic tragedy and that requiring schools to educate students on it is the best way to honor those directly impacted by it.“These are individuals who have endured unspeakable tragedy but nonetheless have per severed to build lives of meaning and purpose right here in New York,” Hochul said. “We owe it to them, their families, and the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust to honor their memories and ensure future generations under stand the horrors of this era.” Kaplan said she and other co-sponsors of the legislation have “fought tirelessly” to have the bill signed into law and thanked Hochul for do

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Port Rowing offers free camp for underprivileged her internship’s volunteer requirement with her passion for crew. After posting fyers throughout various communal spaces and consulting with many local organizations to help spread the news, they found “[Rowing’s]campers.given me so many opportu nities in terms of college, meeting people, building a network,” she said. “It also taught me so much about teamwork, hard work, planning and overcoming adversity.” Rust has also achieved success at the in ternational level. She earned bronze in the lightweight pair at the 2021 World Rowing Under 23 Championships. The Roslyn High School alum said she will always be grateful for the sport. She added that introducing that love to people who may not have otherwise had the chance was “Itamazing.feelscool to help other people in the community get out of rowing what it gave me because it really changed my life,” said Rust. “It was just an amazing feeling to see other people take up the sport and see what potential they could have in the future.” Rust said that another key aim of the camp was to teach teamwork. She hopes for the free camp to become a yearly tradition for PortLindsey’sRowing.mother Judy Langley-Rust, a volunteer for the organization, acknowl edged the elitist stigma the sport often gets. She said because of this, many don’t consider rowing when looking at sports for their chil dren.“Port Rowing has always had scholar ship opportunities for kids in the commu nity,” she said. “But I don’t think kids in the underserved communities knew much about the scholarships that were available because they didn’t really know much about the sport. I mean, I didn’t really know much about crew before somebody recommended to me I should have my daughter try it out.” Crew is a noncontact activity, so parents won’t have to worry about concussions or other head-related issues, she added. She also said one still receives a team-based sport, with all the advantages that entail.

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BY BRANDON DUFFY Herricks Superintendent Tony Sinanis has thanked everyone in the district, includ ing staf and administrators, for their support over the summer as his frst year in charge quickly“Thankapproaches.youtothe board for your time, insight and collective support over the past few weeks,” Sinanis said at the Thursday night Board of Education meeting. “It’s great to be in a position where you wake up in the morning and look forward to coming to work because you work with the people here.” Thursday night was Sinanis’ frst in-per son meeting. He was sworn in earlier this summer on July 1 but was unable to attend due to quarantining from COVID-19. Sinanis said many summer programs are wrapping up or have already concluded, including the summer enrichment program and YMCA summer recreation program, among others. In unrelated district news, the Board of Education established a tax levy of $102,879,658 for the 2022-2023 school year. The current school budget, passed in May, is $125.3 million and represents a 1.99% increase from the previous year. The budget also calls for a tax increase of 0.5%, which fell below the cap guideline of 1.61% Over the last seven years, the district’s average tax levy increase has been 1.54%. Some 76% of the budget is devoted to programs and 13% goes to capital improve ments, according to district ofcials. The district anticipates state aid of $16.6 million, an increase of $2.2 million from the current year.Some highlights include funding for social-emotional learning programs, instruc tional technology improvement and updated facilities.Before adjourning, BOE President Jim Gounaris noted that future meetings will be expected to begin at 7:30 p.m. but may be pushed back to 8 p.m. depending on any pre vious work a member of the board has. “There may be instances in the future where we may move the meeting to 8 p.m. depending on what we have going on prior to that,” Gounaris said. The district’s annual building tour will be held on Aug. 23. For the Board of Education, its next meetings will be held on Aug. 25, Sept. 8 and Sept. 22. hyper-local 10

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State Sen. Anna Kaplan and colleagues join Gov. Kathy Hochul as she signs the Holocaust Education Bill into law at a spe cial ceremony at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC.

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RT 43The Roslyn Times, Friday, August 19, 2022 community walking around as if nothing hap pened,” he said. “They’re released the same day, making our residents feel less safe.” Controlled substances, larceny and assault and related ofenses comprised most charges fled against defendants who were released without bail during the second quarter. Con trolled substance arrests rose by 77.09%, lar ceny by 53.56% and assault by 30.56% when comparing the frst two quarters of 2021 to the same period in 2022. Criminal mischief, judicial proceedings, war rants, DWI-related ofenses, forgery and related, frearms & weapons and suspended or revoked licenses round out the top 10 charges. These 10 charges together climbed from 1,787 to 2,162 — a nearly 21% increase — when compared to the same time frame in 2021. The three charges with the highest com bined totals against people who were rearrested, however, are larceny (up 51.95%), controlled substances (up 18.52%) and judicial proceed ings (68.29%), which includes bribery, com pared to the frst half of 2021. The remaining top charges against the rear rested individuals include criminal mischief, as sault, warrants, burglary and related ofenses, license suspension or revocation, public order ofenses and weapons & frearms. Comparing the current period to the same time in 2021, the total combined charges went from 2,299 to 2,449, an increase of nearly 6.5%.

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Luis Alejandro Varela, 24, of Mineola, was sentenced 21 years to life on Aug. 9 for the murder of Carlos Rivas-Majano.

Both Blakeman and Ryder connected Long Island’s ongoing opioid epidemic to issues with bail reform during their remarks. Ryder said of the 3,019 arrests, 440 were overdoses. He said that before bail reform, they would mandate that a person goes to drug court or to the criminal court. In most cases, he said one would choose drug court. “In the drug court, we would get them help,” he said. “We’re not getting them help anymore. They still have the same option, but they won’t see that diversion court judge for maybe a month or two months. How many overdoses oc curred in that month or two months while they are waiting for that?” Of the 487 arrested for controlled substance charges, Ryder said 96 were rearrested for drugrelated charges. He said the leniency of laws is unsettling for victims as a criminal may return to the same neighborhood. “We will continue to do our job,” said Ryder. “We’ll continue to make these arrests and we hope that changes come that will keep the bad people where they belong: in jail.” The victims of a recent incident in East Meadow, where a man was arrested after hurl ing 27 bricks through residents’ car windows, were also given the opportunity to speak and express their opinions. “We always felt great and safe and when this happened, I was shocked,” said one resident. “And we need help. We need this law to change, whatever these laws are that help these crimi nals to be out in the street.”

Mineola MS-13 member sentenced

A Mineola MS-13 gang member was one of two men sentenced last week to at least 20 years for the machete murder of 22-year-old Carlos Rivas-Majano in 2017, authorities said. Luis Alejandro Varela, 24, known as the “Fel on” of Mineola, and William Reyes-Fuentes, 27, of Uniondale, were sentenced Aug. 9 to 21 years to life and 20 years to life in prison, respectively. In June, both men pleaded guilty to seconddegree murder and conspiracy. “MS-13 members Luis Alejandro Varela and William Reyes-Fuentes participated in one of the most violent murders this county has ever seen,” said Nassau District Attorney Anne Don nelly in a statement. “The defendants and their co-conspirators mercilessly hacked Carlos RivasMajano to death and left his body in a nearly inaccessible place near the Meadowbrook Park way. Thanks to extraordinary work from our prosecutors and detectives, we were able to fnd Carlos’ body and bring his killers to justice.” Donnelly said that on Aug. 11, 2017, the victim told a family member he was on his way home from a deli in Uniondale but never made it. Rivas-Majano, who was seen as an enemy of the gang, was lured to the woods near Mead owbrook Parkway and Glen Curtiss Boulevard in Uniondale before being “hacked and stabbed to death with machetes,” police said.

Co-defendants Carlos Benitze-Hernandez, Jose Quintanilla-Crus and Nerlin Chacon-Ruano each have pending cases against them. Edar Ventura, another co-defendant, was sentenced to 32 years to life in 2019 after plead ing guilty to two counts of murder and other charges for the deaths of Rivas-Majano and Alexon Moya. The Moya death was unrelated to murder of Rivas-Majano. On Dec. 13, 2016, Ventura killed Moya while shooting at a perceived target of MS-13. Police said Ventura and another man, David Maldona do, were riding bikes in Uniondale before fnd ing their target and ordering him out of the car. After displaying gang signs, police said, Ven tura fred several rounds and hit Moya, an unin tended victim, in the head. The sentencing is the latest in a series of prosecutions in the Eastern District of New York targeting the gang. The U.S. Department of Jus tice has described the gang as “the most violent criminal organization on Long Island.”

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Lorne Brousseau, associate ma rine program director for the Cornell Cooperative, explained the science underpinning oyster restoration in May. He said the oysters placed are spat. These are oyster larvae that have clung to something, like the surface of another oyster shell. Over time, they will grow into masses known as oyster reefs or beds. The intention is for them to thrive and expand. This will allow for more fltering, cleaner water and a healthier ecosystem. “It doesn’t mean you just throw in a couple of thousand oysters and suddenly you have a pristine bay,” Brousseau said. “It’s something that will take time over many, many years, even decades. But if you get the oyster populations back, it will impact the long-term impact on the water quality.” If this experimental program is expanded, it could take years to gen erate conclusive results. For now, the oysters’ survival rate will be moni tored over the following few months. Then ofcials will next decide if the project should be expanded. The parties involved emphasized that the program is only a pilot. If it is a success, North Hempstead Super viser Jennifer DeSena said the day might become an annual tradition where they’ll plant more oysters. “A project like this stands to help not only our environment but also our residences and businesses as well by driving and promoting economic development,” she said. “Protect ing our natural assets is a top prior ity for the town and I’m proud that we’re taking this major step today to make an investment in the health of Manhasset Bay.” If the pilot succeeds, Dalimonte said she is working on another proj ect for next spring. It would entail asking those near the bay to have their own oyster reef in a cage that they look after.

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Legislator Steven Rhoads (R-Bellmore) said the government’s top goal is to ensure the safety of residents. He said the victims who spoke high lighted the importance of this. “You can have beautifully paved streets. Your garbage can get picked up on time. Mass transit can be operating,” he said. “Nothing else matters if you don’t feel safe in your commu nity, and there’s a direct cause, and that’s bail reform.”Arecent Blank Slate Media analysis of coun ty-wide crime statistics showed major crimes de creased by over 10% from 2017 to 2021. But the number of violent crimes increased by over 16% during that same period. Statistics provided to the state’s Division of Criminal Justice Services by the county police reveal that there were 14,039 signifcant crimes committed in the county in 2017 compared with 12,535 in 2021. of those released without bail rearrested BY BRANDON DUFFY

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Rivas-Majano’s body was recovered on Aug. 29, 2018. Police said the assailants are members of the Downtown Criminals clique of MS-13.

The gang’s leadership is based in El Salva dor, Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico with sev eral branches in the United States. Since 2010, the Justice Department has ob tained indictments charging MS-13 members with carrying out over 60 murders in the East ern District of New York, which covers Nassau, Sufolk and three New York City counties of Queens, Kings and Richmond.

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A native of Lindenhurst, D’Arrigo graduated from Barnard College and earned a Master of Science degree from the School of Health Professions at Long Island University, and later worked as an allied health professional for health care companies Optum and Cigna. D’Arrigo said she represents the “Democratic wing of the Democratic Par ty working hard to bring this party back to its FDR roots.” In a virtual interview with Blank Slate Media earlier this year, she emphasized her comittment to work for “middle-class families” throughout the district.Onbail reform, D’Arrigo said she supports the reforms and considers them important civil rights legislation. On the overall issue of public safety, the Port Washington resident believes that in vesting in green spaces, education and healthcare for example would tackle the root cause of crime in the community. D’Arrigo supports Medicare for All, the Green New Deal, campaign fnance reform, immigration reform, student loan forgiveness and free public education, among others. Some notable endorse ments include the National Organization for Women PAC, Brand New Congress, Her Bold Move, Empire State Indivisible, Moms in Ofce and Progressive Women of NY, among others. Kaiman, 59, of Great Neck, was the North Hempstead town supervisor from 2004 through 2013 and is currently the deputy executive for Sufolk County, a position he has held since 2017. He has also served as a Nassau Coun ty District Court judge, state adviser for SuperStorm Sandy Recovery, and chair man of the Nassau County Interim Fi nanceHeAuthority.rananunsuccessful congressio nal campaign in 2016. Kaiman, in a virtual interview, said he vows to instill voters’ faith in the Democratic Party following a wave of Re publican candidates elected throughout Nassau County and New York this past November.Hepointed to the bail reform issue in the state while acknowledging that the matter has become so polarizing he believes it may undermine the ability to show people that Democrats can govern. Of the methods to resolve the issue, Kai man stressed the need to give judges “the ability to discern the public safety con cerns that need to be addressed.” In February, Kaiman released a guid ance document on public safety that called for better laws to give judges bet ter resources.Kaimansaid that Congress needs to get back to the basics and if elected he will be a voice to engage in discussions to fnd common ground. He said he believes the Biden administration is showing lead ership and poise in its response to Rus sia’s invasion of Ukraine, and he empha sized the country should be providing as much support as possible overseas. Kaiman also pledged his support for universal health care and the Aford able Care Act while still expanding and amending it, but he does not support Medicare For All. Notable endorsements come from Sufolk County Executive Steve Bellone and the Laborers’ Interna tional Union of North America. Lafazan, 28, of Woodbury, became Nassau County’s youngest-ever legislator upon his election to the Nassau County Legislature in November 2017. He re ceived one of the biggest endorsements of the congressional race after he was lauded by Suozzi for being a “commonsenseInDemocrat.”previouselections, Lafazan ran as an independent who caucused with the Democrats. Lafazan has also run on the Conservative line, saying in previous in terviews that he did so due to his Repub lican-controlled district. Despite having run on the Conser vative line, Lafazan reiterated he is “un equivocally pro-choice” and that count less amounts of elected ofcials receive endorsements from a variety of groups. Lafazan has since re-enrolled as a Democrat for his congressional run. The legislator described himself in the inter view as “a Democrat who represents a Trump district.” He stressed the need for universal background checks and a ban on assault weapons on the federal level during a virtual interview. Lafazan said he is not a supporter of defunding the police but said there is “absolutely a need” for police reform and more diversity in policing by communities.Bailreform is another issue Lafazan said he hopes can be remedied and that prior fxes to the state laws, enacted in 2020, have not been enough. Giving judi cial discretion back to judges and ensur ing that an individual who cannot aford a lawyer not be in jail longer than one who can are two aspects, he said, that need to be Lafazanaddressed.emphasized the importance of retaining Democratic representation in the 3rd Congressional District and that he is the sole candidate who is able to do so againstRasool,Santos.43,of Jericho has described herself as an activist for women’s rights and supports codifying abortion rights established under Roe v. Wade into law. She is a small-business owner and the founder of Luxe Consulting Group. Rasool received a bachelor of arts de gree and master’s degree in creative writ ing from New York University. She said that high tax rates are impeding on the lives of middle-class families and smallbusiness owners trying to stay afoat f nancially.Living in both New York City and Long Island, she said, has given her a frst-hand example on the importance of addressing climate change. Politicians, Rasool said, should be more focused on environmental justice, health and eco nomic issues rather than themselves, em phasizing the need for Medicare For All. She has also expressed her support for a federal ban on all assault weapons and universal background checks on ev ery frearm purchase.

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Zimmerman, 67, is co-president of ZE Creative Communications on Bond Street in Great Neck, a public relations frm he started 33 years ago with Ron Edelson and a Democratic national com mitteeman.Ifelected, Zimmerman would be come the frst openly gay member of Congress from Long Island and Queens. Zimmerman previously worked as a congressional aide on Capitol Hill for Congressmen Lester Wolf, James Scheuer and Gary Ackerman. His advo cacy has also led to his being nominated by President Bill Clinton to serve on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Perform ing Arts Presidential Commission on the Arts and by President Barack Obama to serve on the National Council on the Hu manities.Ifelected, Zimmerman said it will be his job to fnd issues where common ground can be shared and bipartisan ship can thrive, despite what he calls dangerous rhetoric from the other side. The businessman referred to numerous pieces of legislation in state governments aimed at compromising voting, abortion and the LGBTQ+ community’s rights, among other things, as threats to the country’s fabric. He took note of the red wave that swept through the district and parts of Long Island last November where Re publicans won all countywide posts. He reiterated that the district is still winnable but messaging has played a major role in voters’Regardingminds. bail reform, Zimmerman said he supports it while acknowledging the need for change. He called the law passed by the state Legislature “counter productive” and “ultimately inefective,” calling for judges to be given more dis cretion in determining who is a danger to society.Notable endorsements for Zimmer man include former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, former Nassau County Execu tive Laura Curran, state Assemblyman Charles Lavine and state Comptroller ThomasLafazanDiNapoli.raised the most money in the second quarter of 2022 among can didates running in the 3rd Congressional District, according to the Federal Election Commission.Thelegislator raised $532,219.50 from April through June, bringing his campaign fund-raising total to $1,535,002, good enough for second among all candidates and frst among Democrats running for the district. Zimmerman, who raised $324,342.39 in the second quarter, trailed Lafazan among the Democrats, bringing the Great Neck candidate’s campaign fund-raising total to $1,241,256.27. In the frst quarter, Zimmerman raised the most money with $916,913.88. Kaiman raised $196,466 in the second quarter. The quarter brings Kaiman’s campaign total to $582,271.20. Kaiman’s in-state individual contributions total $324,449, according to FEC flings. D’Arrigo raised $79,357.20 in the second quarter, giving her a total of $376,329.05 raised since the start of her campaign. $5,050 of her fundraising to tal has come from political committees. Rasool raised $20,390 in the second quarter, bringing her campaign fund-rais ing total to $82,946. New district maps were submitted recently by a court-appointed special master and have been viewed as more neutral compared to ones that were re jected by a state appeals court earlier this year.While the 3rd Congressional District under the new proposal does not extend as far west as the Bronx or Westchester, it does stretch to more southern parts of Nassau County, such as Hicksville and Massapequa. The new lines do exclude the parts of the district that now stretch into Sufolk County, mainly Huntington and Smithtown. from 1

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“It’s also a quality of life issue,” North Hills Mayor Marvin Natiss said. “If you have to go into the city and you have to spend an extra half an hour on a train or an extra 20 minutes on the train each way, it’s less time that you have to spend with your family.”

criteria on top of the previous four now include the urgency of the situation, potential danger to property and requests relat terim President Catherine Rinaldi and other rep resentatives from her ofce, making it known that the town is willing to mend allegedly “strained” relationships with the organization. DeSena said that despite a “lack of foresight and an unwillingness by previous town boards to make compromises,” she is willing to hear what mutually-benefcial agreements can be reached between the two parties. “As discussions continue between the LIRR and the Town regarding this, I am urging the LIRR to show some good faith and restore these peak express service cuts,” DeSena said. “This can very easily be done by a few minor shifts in the proposed schedule, reestablishing Great Neck as the location for the local/express split on trains to Penn, instead of shifting it to Bay side.” MTA spokesperson Sean Butler said the agency welcomes residential comments and concerns to better understand what changes need to be made to the proposed schedule, which will be fnalized in December, according to ofcials. “We are pleased to be receiving so much feedback on our new schedules as part of an extensive public engagement process, includ ing multiple public sessions, as we prepare to launch LIRR service to the East Side of Manhat tan by the end of 2022,” Butler said in a state ment. “The MTA’s multibillion-dollar investment in Grand Central Madison will increase service by 40%, provide hundreds of thousands of Long Island commuters with more service options, and improve both service reliability and on-time performance.”

“If we want to address racism and hate, we need to make sure we understand where we’re coming from, so we know where we’re going,” Greenblatt said. Social media, he said, plays a large role in fueling the fre that projects antisemitism and other forms of hate onto diferent individuals and groups. Algorithms on sites such as Face book that are engineered to “drive clicks,” he said, result in the amplifcation of hatred. “Social media is a superspreader of extrem ism and intolerance, from Facebook, to Twitter, to TikTok,” Greenblatt said. “The level of antipa thy that it enables and how it amplifes the worst voices, algorithmically elevates them.”

N. Hempstead building dept. to be audited operationally based on the decisions we make as Town Board members.” This year the Town Board has passed nu merous pieces of bipartisan legislation that focus on Building Department operations. At the Aug. 4 meeting, Town Board mem bers unanimously approved changes to the de partment’s expedited permit review process that removes the Town Board’s ability to override the department’s decisions. The new process now allows the town’s Building Department and Planning Department commissioners to make decisions on expedited permit requests within fve business days. The commissioners will also have added criteria to review requests before determining whether or not they should be granted an expe ditedPreviously,permit. applicants had to meet at least one of four criteria, which included accommo dating emergency situations, furthering public interests like job creation or economic develop ment, providing an essential service or avoid ing extreme fnancial hardship to the applicant, amongAdditionalothers.

The Nassau County Comptroller’s office announced they will perform an audit into the North Hempstead Building Department.

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ing to improved access for persons with mobility impairments or disabilities, among others. The new legislation difers slightly from the original legislation proposed by DeSena in April, which mandated the town’s Building Depart ment commissioner, John Niewender, to make a decision on expedited permits within seven days and remove the Town Board’s ability to override the department’s decisions. The reform was ini tially blocked by Democrats and reintroduced at a later meeting following changes in wording that avoided potential legal obstacles. Since then, DeSena and Lurvey have worked together on legislation to overhaul the expedited permit process. The Town Board also unanimously passed a resolution this year that requires monthly re ports from the Building Department to be given to the Town Board as opposed to annually. At the July press conference, Lurvey de tailed additional improvements the Building Department has seen since she was elected over three years ago, including more staf hires, of fering extended hours to employees and install ing the Citizenserve software platform. North Hempstead is the frst municipality in the state to use Citizenserve, which provides on line Building Department services for residents and can be accessed at www.mytonh.com.

Holocaust education bill signed into law ing so.“With antisemitism on the rise, and Ho locaust misinformation exploding around the world, it’s never been more important that we learn the lessons of the Holocaust, and ensure our next generation knows about our history, no matter how dark or difcult the conversation may be,” Kaplan said. The Holocaust is one of three tragedies mentioned by name in the law and mandated to be taught, with the other two being slavery and the mass starvation in Ireland from 1845 to 1850.Kaplan said that a recent study by the non proft Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany revealed that 58% of New Yorkers aged 18 to 39 cannot name a single

The North Shore has seen a fair share of anti semitic and anti-Asian instances and subsequent demonstrations condemning those actions over the past two years, including a hijacking of a to rah study event held via Zoom, vandalism on a local high school’s website and swastikas spraypainted on the outer walls of various structures.

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Village of Great Neck Mayor Pedram Bral said the LIRR is a “lifeline” for many of the pen insula’s residents and local ofcials who work throughout New York City. The proposed schedule changes, he said, are going to negatively afect the property val ues of homes along the Port Washington Line, which include parts of Plandome and North Hills. The extra few minutes each way on the train, he said, add up to hours per month when adults are away from their families. “These are minutes that are going to pile up and become hours we are not spending with our loved ones,” Bral said. “We urge, collectively for everyone… to fght and ask the MTA… to bring us higher quality transit because we’re paying premium prices to live here.”

concentration camp, that 19% believe that Jews caused the Holocaust and that 28% believe the Holocaust is a myth or has been exaggerated. In each of these three metrics, New York had the worst score of any state in the country. Recent fndings published by the AntiDefamation League found that antisemitic at tacks throughout Long Island increased by 23% percent last year, with 32 incidents reported throughout Nassau County. The local increase of antisemitic incidents refects a larger statewide trend. A total of 416 antisemitic incidents were reported throughout New York in 2021, a 24% increase from 2020, according to statistics. Statistics showed New York’s rise in antise mitic incidents last year accounted for 15% of such incidents throughout the entire country in 2021. New York’s statistics were comprised of 183 harassment incidents, 182 vandalism inci dents and 161 incidents involving swastikas. Scott Richman, regional director for the Anti-Defamation League New York/New Jersey, said the rise in antisemitic instances should be a cause of concern for everyone, not just those within the Jewish community. “The fact that these incidents included an unprecedented number of vicious assaults – fre quently targeting visibly Jewish individuals on the streets of New York, including young chil dren, is incredibly disturbing,” Richman said in a statement. Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the AntiDefamation League, stressed the importance of understanding history to efectively combat rac ism, intolerance and other forms of hate in the United States during a virtual forum with Blank Slate Media earlier this year.

MTA spokeswoman Joanna Flores previous ly said in a statement the agency is “prepared to work with the Town” to “provide even more service” on the Port Washington branch, noting that improvements would rely on the town sup porting eforts to expand train storage along the line.Pocket tracks, typically located at or near stations, are a place for trains to pull over and park without using the main tracks. Nassau ofcials have been united in their opposition to the proposed changes. A press conference held last week in Great Neck fea tured bipartisan calls for the MTA to maintain the quality level of service LIRR commuters have seen for years. “Every day, thousands of Nassau County residents depend on the Long Island Rail Road to commute to work and come home,” Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said. “Their new schedule plan makes it much harder for people to plan their schedule. In efect, they’re cutting service.”

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Consul General of Israel in New York Ambassador Asaf Zamir said, “This historic bill to further Holocaust education will cast light where there is now darkness, empathy where there is terrifying ignorance. Knowledge of the largest scale operation of persecution and genocide is waning, and hate has risen unchecked for too long. Protecting our history is important to the survival of not only every group targeted by genocidal fascism but to sustaining the health of democracy itself. We thank Sen. Anna Kaplan, Assemblywoman Nily Rozic and Gov. Kathy Hochul for advocating to not only survey the state of Holocaust education in schools, but to facilitate its continued improvement and address its worrying decline amongst today’s youth.”

The law allows the State Education Department to conduct a survey of schools to identify which schools are teaching about the Holocaust. The survey is required to be attested to by the Superintendent of Schools that they are teaching about the Holocaust appropriately at each grade level.

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State Sen. Anna Kaplan and colleagues join Gov. Kathy Hochul as she signs the Holocaust Education Bill into law at a special ceremony at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC.

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This is the ﬁrst of many new relationships the Oﬃce of Global Education at SUNY Old Westbury will develop to assist with creating a global campus.KUIS, founded in 1987, is a private university with over 4,000 students dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in international studies, foreign language, intercultural communication, Japanese culture, and linguistics. The University has over 90 international partners across the world.

UJA-Federation of New York thanks Gov. Hochul for signing this signiﬁcant legislation into law, and for the tireless eﬀorts of Sen. Kaplan and Assemblywoman Rozic to make sure this bill passed the Legislature.”

The new law written by Sen. Kaplan and Assemblywoman Rozic that was signed today will address the problem by ensuring that New York students are learning about the Holocaust in school, something that 90% of the general population considers ‘important’ or ‘somewhat important’ according to a recent study by the American Jewish Committee (AJC).

Sherry said their data reveals a consistent upward trend of overtime, which shows a “too permissive atmosphere.” He also said they should document the denial of overtime or changes to the requested staﬃng level more thoroughly. With outreach, he stressed the importance of the village continuing to increase resident communication. “If you don’t tell the public what you’re doing, they will assume you are doing nothing,” said Sherry. “It’s very important when crime does occur, if there are patterns that become knowable, without compromising privacy or investigation, that information should be shared.” He continued by saying that the town was already doing a good job in this area. He credited this to their website and app, both of which alert locals to events when they happen. The next meeting will be on Sep. 19 at 7 p.m. at Village Hall. from Page 10

The survey will have questions on how the district is meeting learning standards about the Holocaust, and each school district that does not attest that they are meeting the standards will be required to issue a corrective action plan on how they plan to comply with standards. Findings of the survey will be made available to legislative leaders.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Holocaust Education Bill into law at a special ceremony at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City. The bill, S.121B, by NYS Sen. Anna M. Kaplan (D-North Hills) and Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows), would ensure that students across New York are receiving a meaningful education on the Holocaust as required by existing State law. The bill passed the New York State Senate and Assembly with unanimous support in May of this year, and having now been signed into law, takes effect immediately. Sen. Anna M. Kaplan said “With antisemitism on the rise, and Holocaust misinformation exploding around the world, it’s never been more important that we learn the lessons of the Holocaust, and ensure our next generation knows about our history, no matter how dark or difficult the conversation may be. It’s why I’ve fought tirelessly to pass the Holocaust Education Bill, so that we can ensure this vital history is being taught to students in New York, and so that we may never forget what happened. I’m so grateful for my partnership with Assemblymember Nily Rozic, for the leadership of Gov. Kathy Hochul, and for the countless advocates and organizations who fought alongside me since day one of this important effort.”

A recent study by the nonproﬁt Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) revealed disturbing ﬁndings about Holocaust knowledge among New Yorkers ages 18-39, including that 58% cannot name a single concentration camp, 19% believe that Jews caused the Holocaust, and 28% believe the Holocaust is a myth or has been exaggerated. In each of these three metrics, New York had the worst score of any state in the US.

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SUNY Old Westbury is excited to announce a new educational cooperation agreement between the College and Kanda University of International Studies in Japan. Under this agreement, Kanda University of International Studies will send 15 undergraduate students to SUNY Old Westbury to study in various academic programs starting in the fall of 2023. A delegation of officials from Kanda University of International Studies, led by its vice president, Mr. Yasuhisa Kanaguchi, visited the Old Westbury campus recently to tour the campus and meet with the College’s president, provost and other leaders before signing the agreement. “It was our honor to host a delegation from Kanda University of International Studies to show them the power and benefits of the Old Westbury student experience,” said College President, Dr. Timothy E. Sams. “I thank Vice President Kanaguchi for visiting, and we look forward to hosting KUIS students in the future on our campus. Along with the educational value these students will gain from us, our campus also will benefit greatly through their interactions with their peers and our faculty, adding their own ideas and insights into the life of our campus. ”

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Old Westbury’s Village Hall. A presentation outlining the objectives the village police department should follow in the future was the concluded their trustees meeting on Monday night.

Jewish Community Relations Council CEO Gideon Taylor said, “At a time where 60 percent of New Yorkers aged 18 to 39 are unaware that six million Jews were murdered by the Nazis, I congratulate Gov. Kathy Hochul for her leadership and for signing historic legislation today that ensures our children will Never Forget the bitter lessons of the Holocaust. Sincere gratitude goes to the authors of this legislation, Assemblywoman Nily Rozic and Sen. Anna Kaplan.”

CEO of UJA-Federation of New York, Eric S. Goldstein said, “It has never been more important for students in New York to learn about the atrocities of the Holocaust. This legislation authorizes the State Education Department to conduct a survey identifying which schools are teaching this required subject matter and is a crucial step in ensuring that the critical lessons of the Holocaust are transmitted across our community.

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